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It is a monument to the cresting of car culture, which has been strongest In America with the Boomer generation being steeped in it. Their favorite ride, the 57 Chevy was chosen to represent this turning point in a composition from "Nude Descending a Staircase" by Duchamp (in 1911). That piece introduced the new study of motion from motion pictures and moving vehicles when technology was brand new. Now in 2011 we must move away from our dependence on cars. We have begun the descent and they will not be what we have known by 2111. Tj. envisioned this piece in 1995 with a wax maquette which has been lost. The first study, Boomer's Nike was done full scale in 97. The pedestal size Boomer was done in 2005 enabling the 42" version of 57 Descending a Switchback in 2008. The big piece was created for ArtPrize and Shown at the Grand Rapids Public Museum in 2010. The installation was accompanied by a projection show each evening. See it at the Tecumseh Center for the Arts. 14.5 x 8 x 8 feet -Polymer Cement, Steel. It is concrete over steel with structural foam core.
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Mounts to a concrete pedestal that is 20" Driving a 50's vintage car down a steep set of curves creates a body of motion that one does not forget. The shapes in DuChamp's painting are very similar to the lines of the Chevy, illustrated here in sculpture.
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57 Descending -42" After DuChamp 42" X 28" X 25" Cast Stone 2008 On display in Carbondale, CO. for 2011, this abstract sculpture was conceived some ten years ago. The studies for it lead to the entire Nike series.
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Model for cement casting in 08 After DuChamp 40" x 28" x 25" Foam,wood, resin, paint
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