Robert Putnam's Sculptures

 

 

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Wing Blade - 2008                                                                                                             Maquette - 1:12, 1:24

 

 

 

81/2 high X 11 long X 8 wide

Cut and rolled aluminum sheet. Polished.

 

 

 

   

 

 Detail: flattened leather face.

Death and Resurrection

Limestone base: 7x7x3

Sculpture: 8" high

Bamboo sticks with rolled Japanese text.

Flattened leather face; clear green glass marble.

 

 

 

   

Voyages

Weathered wood base: 6x6x4

Sculpture: 9x4x41/2

Sheet steel (12ga) fragment, peened, pounded and abused and bent to shape. Polished. Green glass marble.

 

  

                                                                                                                        Maquette -- 1:20

Circular

2007/2008

Height: 6 1/2"

Mounted on limestone base

Overall height: 9"

Shaped copper clad telephone wire and rusted tin lid, affixed to base

with copper staple.

 

 

 

 

 

Bird Standing                                                                      Maquette - 1:20

2007

Sculpture: 5 ½"

Mounted on painted wood block: overall height 10"

Bent found metal

 

 

 

  

 

Elegant Lady

2007/2008

Height: 6"

Mounted on painted wood with copper clips.

Overall height: 12"

Mixed media: shaped, painted wire,

strung beads, glass marble, antique ceramic marble under bell glass.

 

 

 

 

Hollywood Goddess

2007/2008

Height: 13"

Mounted on red cement block with copper discs.

Overall height: 15"

Mixed media: bent steel wire, fine copper wire,

shaped circular wires, strung beads, plastic computer chip,

glasses nose piece, magnifying glasses, aluminum staple,

glass marble.

 

 

   

 

Untitled

2008

Sculpture: 4 ½"

Mounted on limestone block

Overall height: 6"

Cut rusted sheet metal and

fine copper wire.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Old Man Crossing Bridge

(March Wind)

2007

Height: 4"

Mounted on weathered wood block

Overall height: 8"

Shaped, rusted tin.

 

 

 

Chain Saw Blade

2008

Height: 8.5"

Mounted on sawn wood block

Overall height: 14"

Rusted chainsaw blade.

 

 

 

Untitled (Conglomerate)

2002/2008

19x16

Rusted metal, screening, plastic, ceramic, glass on paperboard

 

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