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Barry George Sculpture Studio

Metal

Barry George began creating found object sculptures in steel in 1987, half a mile from his present studio. The found object, along with the ever stranger and scarier world that we live in...., has always been his muse.But a trip to Antigua, Guatemala in 1992 and a chance encounter with a metal working studio there taught him new methods, forging sheet steel to incorporate in his works. The sculptures today combine both found and forged elements, resulting in anything from a bird that fits in your hand to one that hovers 5 feet over your head, figurative works, many of them kinetic, all juxtaposing organic next to manufactured mechanical forms.The works often make social or political comments using whimsy and humor. They can be indoor or outdoor sculpture, just "art" for your living room, or functional, such as bird baths and bird feeders meant for the yard. After you visit the studio go see his "Do it Yourself Icarus" at city hall (through Feb. '07) and ride his pedal powered wings to the sun or go up to the third floor there and visit the kinetic-sound sculpture tree.
This will be my last year to participate in E.A.S.T, so please come visit my studio one last time.

204 Attayac St | 775-7301 | barrygeorgesculptures.com | bgeo8@yahoo.co.uk