McE Chair
Regular price $2,400.00Just delivered to the gallery by the artist! This handmade chair is constructed of individual steel washers meticulously welded together by the artist, one at a time. The washers are formed to create a surface that perfectly cradles the body. The chair is supported by a delicate yet sturdy steel wire frame. Finished with durable multi-step painting process in a color combination suggesting stress.
30" H x 31 W x 34 D, seat height 12"
Ships within 5 days.
STATEMENT
There are two main ways of working with metal: casting, in which molten metal is poured into a mold; and fabrication, in which individual pieces of metal are joined together to create a piece. I prefer fabrication because of the directness and the evidence of process shown in the end product. The hand of the maker is seen in every piece of cut, formed and welded metal. I emphasize this personal craft and hand process by constructing with hundreds or thousands of small pieces. Whenever possible I leave the welds exposed to contribute to the pattern of the surface.
L. John Andrew completed a BFA with a concentration in Art Metals from the University of Wisconsin, Stout. After graduation, he moved to Vail, Colorado and worked as a jeweler for five years, making custom gold jewelry. In the fall of 1999 he attended a two-month jewelry class at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina. He stayed at Penland for two more years as a recipient of the Core Student Scholarship. This experience gave him the opportunity to experiment with other media and learn from great instructors from around the world. He found his interests shifting from primarily jewelry to larger scale metalwork.
