The human figure has long been a source of fascination. The infinite gestures and nuances provide a full range of expressive potential that suggests poetic possibilities. Everyone has deep seated relationships with the human figure and will respond in a wide range of ways including emotionally, psychologically, formally and kinesthetically.
The materials surrounding the figures create techo-modern settings suggestive of contemporary life and its related stresses. The black and yellow hazard stripes, along with caution red, have all the bright festive qualities of a dangerous circus. The springs quite literally express the tension of life, or the links that bind individuals.
The psychological content of the work is never a conscious decision but rather develops intuitively as the idea grows. I follow the dictates of the process and allow the materials to express themselves.
"Cherry" Laminated cherry wood 45" X 32" X 15" w/o base
"Preacher" Oak, the first solid wood sculpture Longview Museum of Fine Arts 28" x 12.5" x 18.5" w/o base
"Boy Toy Pull Puzzle" Laminated plywood, consists of ten take apart pieces. Artist's Collection Size: 62"h X 36"w 36"d
"Motive Shift" Maple Plywood,consists of six movable pieces that telescope up or down. Artist's Collection 42" dia. x 72" x variable height
Photo by O. Rufus Lovett
"Malestorm" Laminated paralam, a form of plywood, consists of five separate pieces that telescope up and down. Artist's Collection Size: variable
Photo by O. Rufus Lovett
Malestorm/Twister" Laminated paralam plywood, consists of eight interlocking pieces that telescope up and down and/or swivel to create a variety of compositions. Longview Museum of Fine Arts, on loan Size: 74" (variable) x 40.5" x 35.5"
Photo by O. Rufus Lovett
"Twisting Off" laminated birch plywood 3 sections that swivel or rotate h 68" x w 45" x 30" with base
Another view
The newest sculpture
"Maple" soft maple 22" depth X 34" wide X variable height completed 9.12.2010
"Cherry" 
"Preacher" 
"Boy Toy Pull Puzzle"
"Motive Shift"
"Malestorm"
Malestorm/Twister"
"Twisting Off"
Another view
The newest sculpture
"Maple" before the final finish