Cal Lane
I spent the last few days in Pittsburgh. One of the things I would love about living in a city is having access to such great art museums, with big-name exhibits coming all the time, and a killer permanent collection. Last week’s visit to Pittsburgh and last month’s visit to New York City make me wish I lived somewhere a little… bigger.
Not that I don’t love you to pieces, Durham.
These cut steel shovels are by artist Cal Lane. A snippet of Cal’s artist statement:
I like to work as a visual devil’s advocate, using contradiction as a vehicle for finding my way to an empathetic image, an image of opposition that creates a balance – as well as a clash – by comparing and contrasting ideas and materials.This manifested in a series of “Industrial Doilies”, pulling together industrial and domestic life as well as relationships of strong and delicate, masculine and feminine, practical and frivolity, ornament and function.
Responses to “Cal Lane”
Noodles and Waffles
July 12, 2010 at 9:24 amSo pretty. They would look fabulous on my garden fence.
ClaraAnne
July 12, 2010 at 11:20 amA shovel as beautiful as garden roses, these almost look like intricate panels of stained glass.
glee stormont
July 12, 2010 at 4:33 pmWow! his work blew me away. Thanks for the link; i never would have seen this otherwise. incredible.
Ziuzs
July 12, 2010 at 6:11 pmits so pretty… so clever … so creative! just amazing!
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Ashley B.
July 12, 2010 at 9:31 pmGasp! These are incredible– and the statement is great too. I always like artists that are whimsical and thoughtful all at once. Great find, thanks for bringing it to my attention. Like Glee Stormont I probably wouldn’t have seen it on my own.
Anonymous
December 10, 2010 at 8:16 pmCal is a woman, for everyone’s information – girl power!