ArtPrize - Sep. 23 - Oct. 8, 2009 - Grand Rapids, MI
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David Greenwood
Grand Rapids, MI

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Welding Seedpod 7
Welding Seedpod 7
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David Greenwood

Artist bio

David Greenwood is a well-known Michigan sculptor and member of the faculty of Sculpture & Functional Art at Kendall College of Art & Design. He is the recipient of numerous honors and grants including 4 Michigan Council for the Arts & Cultural Affairs grants and 3 Fulbright grants for research and teaching abroad. He has exhibited his work widely in the USA and abroad.

Mr. Greenwood's primary medium over the past 25 years has been wood but he also has extensive expertise with clay, bronze casting, welding and mixed media. His mixed media work led to experimental performance art projects which were presented in the USA, France and Yugoslavia.

There are three primary thematic threads that run thru Mr. Greenwood's sculpture: 1) metaphors based on kayak and boat forms, 2) animal allegories discussing the human condition, and 3) his latest series of abstracted/invented Seedpods. He says, "Art-making is a journey inward to discover what is both uniquely personal AND universally human.
About the work
Title: the Seedpod Suite

Art form: 3-D

Medium: steel, aluminum, wood, neon

Year created: Work not created yet

Description of work: The Seedpod Suite is a set of 3 large steel abstractions based on forms from nature. The largest of the pods is 5x15x5 feet (see photos).

There are two ways in which these could be exhibited:
1) In an enclosed venue with lighting control - with the idea of combining these steel structures with neon lighting and sound.
2) In an outdoor setting, preferably on grass, but possibly on stone or concrete.

The Seedpod Suite follows a lengthy series of sculptures based on boat forms plus two life-size sculptures derived from the P-51 Mustang fighter plane.

The seed pod structures follow similar construction and engineering techniques utilizing stringers, bulkheads and hubs. All three series spring from my interest in the nexus of art & science - where pure mathematics and engineering lead to fluid, organic beauty.

Technical details
Linear wall space needed: n/a
Total square feet needed: 400 sq. ft.
Additional considerations
Audio/video needed: No

CD player, hook-up to embedded speakers in interior space IF available
Electrical needed: Yes

Ability to control lighting as much as possible - even to complete darkness.
Lighting needed: No
Internet access needed: No
Ground floor access needed: Yes
Indoor space needed: Yes
Outdoor space needed: Yes
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Exhibition Center David Greenwood is showing at:
Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park - Exhibition Center
1000 East Beltline Ave NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49525

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