Chicago had its "cows" - Woodstock had "guitars"
Chicago had its "cows" - Woodstock had "guitars"
 | Title: Guitar Sculpture Artist: Gideon Stein, 845-679-1176, gideonstein@mail.com, www.gideonsteinarts.com Measurements: 4?high x 10? wide x 3 ??deep Weight: 250 lbs. (estimated) Materials Used: Waterborne acrylic varnish on exterior grade plywood Inspiration: ?People tell me that they see the [Charles Schulz] Woodstock character in the headstock of my piece. Bernard Rosenthal?s Alamo, the large cube sculpture in Manhattan?s Astor Place, was the inspiration for it revolving.? Countless visitors to Woodstock have taken their pictures through this sculpture, framing their faces in its sound hole. ?I wanted my piece to be interactive and something that would bring people together. To have fine art accessible to the public?is a huge step towards re-introducing art to America?in a time when cultural renewal is needed.? Born in New York City in 1970, the artist studied at Dalton, The New School and Hunter College. Exhibitions include the Salmagundi Club in NYC and the Core Gallery in New Paltz, NY. |
 | Title: Melting Strat Artist: Pierre Riche, 845-679-5930, richeart@juno.com, www.richeart.com Measurements: 96?high x 54?wide by 18?deep Weight: 100 lbs. Material Used: Aluminum Inspiration: ?Wake up and smell the global java and realize that we as human inhabitants of this planet are currently seeing world chaos. Welcome to the ?meltdown era,? a time when forms as we thought we knew them are in a state of rapid transformation. This sculpture is a way for people to absorb and experience the full scope of the cultural meltdown. Hopefully it may serve to remind the viewer that life is a celebration, a continual rejuvenating melody that must not be lost. ?Melting Strat? was inspired by the political, economic, environmental and cultural meltdown that is taking place in the world today?and by the malleable nature of reality and the possibilities people can create for their lives.? The artist was born in New York City, 1966, and has studied at the Chicago Art Institute and The Arts Students League, NYC. He has exhibited in New York City, Chicago, Pittsburgh and Boston. |
 | Title: Heavenly Beatles Artist: Michael Hunt, 845-688-5515, nycbandit@hotmail.com Measurements: 96?high x 36?wide x 10? deep Weight: 150 lbs. (estimated) Materials Used: Base (Vox Amp)?concrete, plywood, foam and stainless steel. Rickenbacker guitar?Spanish cedar, latex paint and stainless steel. Guitar strings?17 gauge galvanized electric fence wire. Inspiration: ?A tribute to John Lennon and George Harrison, the late great Beatles guitarists, for all they?ve given to the world.? Michael Hunt was conceived at the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, NY and born in Honesdale, PA in 1970. His work, known as Cosmic American Art, is a generous mix of pop, folk and history. ?The Beatles take the notion of the generation gap and smash it right to bits. They will be listened to forever. I just wanted to honor the two [Beatles] guitarists for all they?ve given the universe, and how they were always choosing love over fear. The piece sort of evolved into a very realistic version of their equipment?Vox?Rickenbacker. It?s all very familiar and really works as a tribute. There?re so many statues honoring generals and politicians?here?s a memorial of a different kind, honoring the things that make us want to live in the first place.? |
 | Title: Muse with Strings Artists: Jeffrey Schiller (845-246-6209) and James Weber (845-246-3839) Measurements: 96?high x 34?wide x 32? deep Weight: 200 lbs. (estimated) Materials Used: Welded steel with bluestone base Inspiration: In conceiving this piece the artists were ?inspired by ancient matriarchal societies, which considered the stringed instrument sacred to the Great Mother. It was felt that music encouraged cosmic awareness?that is, a sense of humanity?s place in the universe. Early stringed instruments were turtle or tortoise shells with three strings stretched over the hollow underside. This form, by its very nature, also symbolized the universe.? Jeffrey Schiller was born in Brooklyn in 1945 and has a BFA from Pratt Institute. Born in 1949 in Scarsdale, NY, James Weber also has a BFA from Pratt. Both artists have considerable industrial experience with welding and fabrication, and have shown their work extensively in New York City and in the Hudson Valley. |
 | Title: Steel Guitar Artist: Peter Benzing, 845-246-1188, peter@benzingdesigns.com, www.benzingdesigns.com Measurements: 72?high x 16?wide x 8?deep Weight: 500 lbs. (estimated) Optional: bluestone slab at an extra 100 lbs. Materials Used: ?? sheet steel, angle iron, maple wood Inspiration: ?The sculpture is a gesture, expressing the physical elements of the guitar?a 'deconstruction' of the guitar, reminiscent of Picasso?s paper collages from 1912 to 1914 i.e. Guitar and Bottle of Bass (1913). The sculpture does not reveal itself immediately. It forces the viewer?s imagination to fit the pieces of the puzzle together, creating a fictional image of the guitar hidden beneath the layers of materials. The sculpture?s immediate visual image is strong, but its true identity is subtle. I work from nothing more than a thumbnail sketch. I allow the materials and my environment to dictate the artistic direction of the piece. It is a creative journey full of twists and turns, a ?destination unknown? even to me!? Born in 1964 in Columbus, Ohio, the artist has a BFA in gold and silversmithing from SUNY New Paltz, NY. |
 | Title: Got Moosic? Artist: Rennie Cantine, 845-679-0759 Pre-Sale Estimate: $1,500 to $2,500 Minimum Bid: $500 Reserve Price: None Measurements: 8?high x 3??wide x 3? deep Weight: 120 lbs. (estimated) Materials Used: Wood, rusty farm parts, paint Inspiration: ?A gesture of friendship to New York City.? Cantine?s piece is a humorous nod to the famous cow sculpture collections of New York City and Chicago. The artist was born in Kingston, NY, 1959, and studied environmental design and architecture at the University of California in Santa Cruz. During the summer of 2002, he hosted a ?guitar festival? tribute to Woodstock?s 100 years as a colony of the arts, in which dozens of established and aspiring guitarists participated. |
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 | Title: Guitar Form Artist: Barry Price, 845-679-3282, bparch@ulster.net, www.barryprice.com Measurements: 89?high (+base) x 20?wide x 7?deep Weight: 250 lbs. (estimated) Materials Used: ?? thick Corten steel plate, poured concrete base Inspiration: ?The guitar is as much a cultural icon as it is a musical instrument. It evokes imagery ranging from cubist paintings to pop phenomena. My sculpture seeks to test the limits of this legibility by reducing the form of the guitar to its essence. A vertical rectangular steel plate frame is deformed by the curvature of the instrument?s profile, leaving the completion of the image to the imagination of the viewer. Born in Newark, NJ in 1962, the artist has a BA from Lehigh University and an M. Arch. from Harvard GSD. He is a licensed and practicing architect specializing in residential commissions, and is an art instructor at Vassar College. |
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 | Title: Leonora Artist: Melissa Palmatier, 845-679-5808, melizarine6@hotmail.com Measurements: 6?high x 2?wide x 1?deep Weight: 50 lbs. (estimated) Materials Used: Plaster, wooden ?Ibanez? bass neck, canvas high tops, tulle, acrylic paint, newspaper, twine, wire Inspiration: ?Leonora embodies the joy that music makes us feel. I have seen the visual arts make people weep, but it is only music that has the power to move a roomful of people into dancing. The word ?music? stems from the Greek word for Muse (Music: the art of the Muses). The title for my piece was inspired by the painter, Leonora Carrington (a surrealist by association), whose imagery was based largely in the subconscious and the symbols of a personal mythology. Carrington possessed a spirit of vivid imagination and rebelled against the idea of the woman artist as muse for the painterly patriarch.? Born in 1977, the artist has a BS in art education from SUNY at New Paltz, NY. She lives in Bearsville, NY and has exhibited her work at numerous galleries in the Hudson Valley. Using art as meditation, she begins by tapping into the pulse of imagery from the far reaches of her dreams and trance-like intuitions. |
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