Open Source Sculpture

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The Collocation Project

I have begun a project to create a group of my sculpturally produced paintings.  The project is to combine and recombine molded interlocking shapes, my leftovers – partially completed sketches, unfinished sculptures, unused parts – and freehand work. Each set of interlocking templates I have named using common paired names like Romeo and Juliet or [...]


Making the FXFOWLE Tabletop

Making the FXFOWLE Tabletop


Making a Table "Flare and Falter" some of the parts

Making A Table

Making a Table “Flare and Falter”, a selection of images View “Flare and Falter”, finished.


Better Than Sculpture

Sometimes “engineering” is better than run-of-the-mill contemporary sculpture. The marble machine depicted below is created by xeniaguy2 (I could not find out his real name) and it looks like it is something he is making as a “hobby”. Even though it is easily described as a “Rube Goldberg” contraption, it displays a sense of grace [...]


Sculpture Center – Trash Cans

I propose to make 3 sculpture/trash cans to be placed in appropriate locations throughout the Sculpture Center. Each sculpture/trashcan will be fully functional as both trashcan and sculpture.


Algorithm for a Crazy Vase

Openness, transparency and the sharing of knowledge is the ethos of much of the internet and social media. In that spirit, I am trying my hand at “open source” sculpture and write histories of my sculptures. Perhaps you will find it useful. This is the history of a “crazy” vase.


Blooming

The continuing story of the making of a green vase.


Reviews

An Ethos of Industrious Neurosis

by David Brody, ArtCritical.com
David Brody, in a wonderful article, writes "Wiener's exploratory, morph-or-die universe is the reverse of our inertial one: objects never remain at rest."

A Mess of Art

by Blake Gopnik, The Daily Beast

Haiku Review

by Peter Frank, The Huffington Post

Words with the Artist: Daniel Wiener, Part 1 and Part 2

by Jessica Pleasants, FXFOWLE

Daniel Wiener at Calvin Morris Gallery

by Ephraim Birnbaum, Romanov Grave

Interview

Making is Thinking Video Tour

by James Kalm/Lauren Monk, ArtReview.com
A walk-through of my recent show at Lesley Heller Workspace, in April.

Galleries

Lesley Heller Workspace

54 Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
t 212 410 6120

ArtWeLove

Three Editions
Sculpture, Adrift
Near the Ruins of the Sutro Baths
Red Leaf

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Exhibitions

Spriral Bound

Notebooks by Artists from New York and San Diego
Read Essay
June 18 - July 16, 2011
National University
7787 Alvarado Road
La Mesa, CA

Materials

Apoxie Sculpt

Apoxie-Sculpt is a self-hardening clay manufactured by Aves Studios.

Polytek - Liquid Mold Rubber

I use Polytek 74-30 for poured rubber molds and Polygel 40 or 50 for brush-on molds.

Aqua-Resin

Aqua-Resin (created by an artist) is an easy to use, opaque, non-toxic composite fabricating resin. It is usually used as a casting material but I use it direct, either brushing it or pouring it over a form.

Pilchuck

All the glass seen in my sculptures was produced at Pilchuck Glass School over several weeks during an artist-in-residency. Pilchuck, generously, asks artists to their campus to explore what glass can do. It was a tremendous and productive experience.