Sculpture titled "Fragment of bliss" by Scott Wilkes, Original Artwork, Metals

Fragment of bliss (2017) Sculpture by Scott Wilkes

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Original Artwork Sculpture, Metals

Artworks classification

Original Artwork

Original Artwork refers to any work that is considered authentic and not a copy or imitation of the original works of an artist. Original artwork can be any type of painting, sculpture, performance, or other media. There are many types of original media. Mixed media includes oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings. For workshop paintings that bear evidence of master craftsmanship, this attribution must be further qualified. While they may be less valuable for different reasons, reproductions and copies have had a tremendous impact on our experience. They reach a greater audience than originals and act as a tonic against commodification. Original Artwork could also refer to the first work, which is always preceding all others. It could also refer to a prototype or a model from which other works can be made. Each work bears great similarities to the original.
Dimensions Height 15in, Width 17in / 7.50 lb
Fit for outdoor? No, This artwork can not be displayed outdoor
Categories Sculptures under $5,000 Figurative

" A fragment of bliss " is a steel sculpture by Scott Wilkes made from welding somewhere around 1000 small steel rods together. This piece in not cast and is the original nor will there be any casts or reproductions. The piece is mounted on a steel plate so it can stand free and is balanced to that it won't topple over . Its been ground smooth and sealed so it won't rust. It is not designed to be an outdoor piece for the elements could cause it issue. Kept indoors it should be just fine.

To me the artist this piece is a representation of a sultry thought, a sexy memory or desire. Incomplete in nature for its just a fragment of bliss. I saw this piece through my own memories, but I also saw how it could be more than just my memory ,but a thought, a dream, a desire or a fantasy. I stood it up in a way that doesn't look like it could be. Standing tall on a tiny point of its mass. I wanted to make it seem a bit unreal, yet real and fantasy like all at the same time. Dali is one of my idols , I guess in some ways that the floating feeling came from my love of his work.

About this artwork: Classification, Techniques & Styles

Metals

Sculpture technique using metal, generally malleable, ductile and light-reflecting material.

Figurative

Figurative and colorful painting having taken the liberty of including all forms of art without border of cultural genre and geographic origin, without hierarchy of values between high and subculture.

Technic Sculpture

Sculpture is an artistic activity which consists of designing and producing shapes in volume, in relief, either in the round (statuary), in high relief, in low relief, by modeling, by direct carving, by welding or assembly. The term sculpture also designates the object resulting from this activity.

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