Concrete Sculptors and Sculpture

• Pretoria Portland Cement Company  (27 June 2001) Artists "young" in the art of sculpting are invited to enter the tenth annual PPC Young Concrete Sculptor Awards competition. Since its inception, the competition has grown from strength to strength and has been run under the auspices of the Association of arts Pretoria (link broken) and sponsored by PPC Cement.Works must be submitted to the Association of Arts Pretoria on either Saturday 22, Tuesday 25 or Wednesday 26 September 2001.
  
  
• Cindy Debold Sculptures - For the past 10 years I've concentrated primarily on creating sculptures that express emotion. Capturing feelings as well as studying the structure of the human body is very challenging. I also truly enjoy doing abstract sculptures because there is so much creativity involved, in the shape, the composition, along with the challenge of getting an abstract piece to carry an emotion. Eventually I plan to make abstract sculptures versions of all my realistic pieces. Whether I am working with stone, clay or plaster, I first decide on a feeling I want to express and then let my intuition lead me from there.  See: Artist's Profile, Concrete Statuary, Outdoor Concrete Sculptures, Figurative Bronzes, Portraits, Abstract Bronzes  Contact: cndebold@texas.net or 512-469-9339
  
  
• Peter McLisky Sculpture a series of sculpture pieces and fountains suitable for use indoors or out hand carved from blocks of aerated concrete available in the natural stone-like texture or with an applied rusted iron or copper finish  See: New Works, Large Sculpture, About Us, Circa Series Fountains Contact: tfrancis@bigpond.net.au or Thomas Francis 0417 569 417 in Melbourne Australia
  
  
• Ken Patecky Fine Art Sculpture Ken Patecky's background in art is extensive.  He studied art and architecture at the University of Oregon and later at Portland State University.  He began experimenting with concrete sculpture in the 1970's and has developed his own techniques for producing high-quality sculpture which often depicts the human form.  See: Sculpture, Techniques, Galleries, Commissioned Sculpture Contact: patecky@worldaccessnet.com or (360) 695-6598 in Vancouver Washington USA.
  
  
• John P. Kennedy, Sculptor - John Kennedy creates life size animals in concrete. These concrete sculptures are not just life-size, but life-like in stance and coloration. The striking realism of his work reflects the many hours John devotes to research and preparation, while their durability is a testimonial to decades of experience working with concrete. See: Creatures, More Creatures, The Process, Jaguar Limited Edition,  New for 2000 Contact: jkenned100@yahoo.com or (315) 662-7242 8844 No. 5 Road East, Delphi Falls, NY 13051.
  
  
• Yates Lansing's Figurative wood sculpture -  - Yates' work can be described as figurative, or abstract figurative. It can be described as minimalist or sensualist. One can site the influences of Brancusi or Modigliani in these aspects. If you ask him, he will also mention Michelangelo, Moore, and Rodin, as having worked on him in various ways. His sculptures are bold, unapologetically alive. In them there is a quality of sensuality, provocativeness, playfulness- joy, if you will- that is all his own.  See: About the Art and the Artist, Modeled Concrete Gallery, Stone Sculpture, Wood Sculpture Contact: ylansing1@mindspring.com 
  
  
• Bo Atkinson  Human imperfection and a need for balance seem to me important to remember as a contrast to the boastfulness of commercialism. At this point in life I am looking for projects which are especially creative. I have seven years of intensive experience with CAD (computer aided design), with a previous mastery in many areas of building, environmental issues, materials science and electronic physics. I balance technology with creative philosophy and sculptural gardening.  See: Outdoor Sculpture, Sand Molding Methods, Portfolio Contact: bo@midcoast.com or (207) 342-5796
  
  
  • 96-01 Romancing the Arts Sculpture Behind the Scenes mentions Bo's approach.
    
    
• David French Making use of the casting process, I have attempted to articulate the simultaneous effect of both growth and decay within the city. I use my intuition during the mold-making process and the material concrete, itself, has become both subject and object of my art. I have a bias toward making work that is placed out doors and am particularly versed in the concept of Site Specific Sculpture. See: 1998a, 1998b, The Will to Grow, The Key to the City, Consolidate  Contact: davefrench@earthlink.net 
  
  

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• Andrew Goss: Makers Gallery Contemporary Craft and Art - Concrete + Metal Project - 
  
  
  • photos of earlier work that connects to this issue
  • a gallery of photos of work in progress or just completed
  • a guest gallery of concrete work by other artists or craftspeople
  • links of interest in this project, particularly related to concrete or cement
  • basic technical and how-to pages about Portland cement, mixes, methods, sources, books
    
    
• Luigi Galligani biography of the artist Luigi Galligani makes his sculptures in terracotta, bronze, fiberglass, concrete.  His works go from the small to the monumental size. See: Life-size Sculptures, Medium and Small Sculptures, More  Contact: luigi.galligani@tin.it
  
  
• Duncan Taylor Design Art Consultants - Sculptors' Gallery - Gaye Porter Abstract and figurative sculpture in limestone and concrete
  
  
• Chris Diersen Sculpture Gallery - Equatorial Sundial - While the model pictured is made of limestone, the actual dial would have to be made of metal or concrete due to the weight of the dial and the torsional weakness of stone.
  
  
• Cecile Moochnek Gallery - Artists - Dennis Elliott Smith,
  Concrete sculptures influenced by Asian and African art
  
  
• The World Wide Nature Artists' Group - Catherine Stevens - Woodblock Prints, Mosaics, Concrete Sculpture After taking mosaic and concrete sculpture workshops from Sherri Warner Hunter in 1997, she began to create one of a kind mosaic frames for her woodcut prints. The concrete mosaic sculptured birdbaths evolved with the scraps recycled into one of a kind native wildflower steppingstones.
  
  
• Kevin Conlon - "My work is diverse in both media and approach, including traditional materials such as cast bronze, welded steel and carved wood, as well as more contemporary materials such as cast and laminated polyester, acrylic, epoxy, cold-cast bronze, cultured marble, expanded polystyrene and cast concrete.
  
  
• Mac Hornecker, Sculptor - James Baird Gallery - Artist Page Mac Hornecker
  
  
• The Art of Juanita Marie Hull - Concrete Sculpture My husband and I began carving concrete in September of 1998 following a trip to Bali where we saw such wonderful sculptures that we had to give it a try. We also were inspired by a friend of ours, Dave Martin. He has been carving concrete in New Zealand for the past several years and has done some wonderful work. It was Dave that taught us the basics of how to do it.  See: Sculptures Contact: dreamers@zenzibar.com
  
  
• Area Code Architectural Products - Edgar Cappellin Cement FX Collection Edgar Cappellin, French sculptor and designer has, for the past fifteen years, made integrally colored concrete an essential medium of his art and design.
  
  
• Seattle Troll a gigantic ferro-concrete sculpture of a troll, living under a bridge in Seattle. A real VW Bug is embedded in his hand.
  
  
• Johnson County Park and Recreation District - Renovation of the memorial was done by renown landscape and concrete sculptor Leon Lickteig. Lickteig, himself a holder of the Vietnam Service Medal for his Naval service in Thailand during the Vietnam War, is a resident of Greeley in Anderson County, Kansas. His works include "The Center" in Lithuania, a sculpture park commissioned by that government which represents the geographical center of Europe. In 1997, Lickteig completed the "volcano" artwork at the vortex pool at the Roeland Park Aquatic Center. His other local public works can be seen at a park at 75th and Lydia, the Cedar Creek Racquetball Club, and at the Shadow Glen Golf Club.
  
  
• Concrete art The Record.com Just steps from a busy highway whisking cottagers and tourists to a waterfront getaway in nearby Goderich stand nearly two dozen whimsical folk art sculptures, created more than 50 years ago by George Laithwaite.
  
  
• houstonpress.com News & Features Mr. Big Houston sculptor David Adickes has one message for the art world: large is good By Michael Berryhill
  
  
• Carlos Cortes, A master concrete craftsman - Concrete is poured into a metal lath, shaped, molded, then stained naturally with mineral salt and local dyes. This craft of producing natural-looking wood textures for concrete sculptures was honed by Maximo Cortés and Dionisio Rodriguez beginning in the Twenties.  See: The Craft Contact: studiocortes@studiocortes.com or 1-866-472-3966
  
  
• Ellen Gibbs Individually carved concrete sculptures are made of gray and/or white Portland cement (about $5 to $9 for a 90-lb bag at Home Depot) mixed with: one or more aggregates, including granite sand, regular sand, perlite, marble dust, rubble from previously carved sculptures, and sandy loam: colorants, usually oxides, which I get at Armadillo Clay in Austin; and water. They are cast in blocks and then carved after the concrete sets up but before it becomes too hard to carve.  See: Concrete Yard Art Gallery Contact: eg@grackle.net
  
  

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• The Best Resumes on the NET - Modelmakers, Patternmakers, Moldmakers, And Related - Concrete Sculptor
  
  
• Job Openings Listed with Minnesota Department of Economic Security 1998 - 777281010 Concrete Sculptor - 50 openings - 12.00 per hour
  
  

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• Portland Cement for Sculpture
  
  
• Cementics - Ornamental Plaster, Milestone Hybridized Portland Cement - Milestone Hybridized Portland Cement is unlike any other cement product available. Milestone is a highly eclectic finish material that creates a unique, durable, and lightweight aesthetic finish for most any surface. As a sculpting medium, Milestone Hybridized Portland Cement will adhere to itself with no bond separation. The possible uses for this product are limited only by your imagination.  See: Sculpture, Waterfalls, Murals, Workshops, Factsheet.  Contact: info@cementics.com or Don Latimer at (425) 271-6615 in Seattle Washington USA.
  
  

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• Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
  
  
• Aerated Concrete Corporation of America is the largest AAC manufacturing plant in the nation, with 245,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. ACCOA is the only integrated computer-controlled AAC plant in the Unites States. The manufacturing facility is strategically located just north of Orlando, in Apopka, Florida. ACCOA produces both AAC panels and blocks for the building industry and is the exclusive supplier of products for ACCO.  See: Material Properties, What is AAC? In the early 1920's Dr. Axel Eriksson invented gas concrete. At that time, Dr. Eriksson was assistant professor for Building Techniques at the Royal Institute in Stockholm. Later this lightweight concrete was called Autoclaved Cellular Concrete or Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC).  Contact: aacinfo@accoaac.com or 1-888-901-ACCO (2226) in Apopka Florida
  
  
• Airstone ( Autoclaved Aerated Concrete) - Incredibly easy to work with, AAC can be cut, drilled, nailed, glued, screwed, sanded, and routed with conventional hand or power tools. Nine times the size of standard red bricks, yet less than 1/5 the weight.  Contact: airstone@uswest.net or (480)488-1086
  
  
• Babb International Inc, Precast Autoclaved Aerated Concrete - Technical Data - Project Profiles - The BABB - Hebel AAC Academy provides training and education for building industry professionals on the superior features and benefits of BABB - Hebel Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC). The design and construction professional will receive a practical, hands-on education from experienced instructors and field technicians.
  
  
• Britestyle Products manufactures of fixings and anchors for autoclaved aerated concrete and plasterboard - What is autoclaved aerated concrete?  The ingredients of AAC are mixed to form a slurry that is poured into large metal molds. The reaction between the expansion agent and other components used in AAC causes the slurry to expand (rise) in the mold and form a "cake." After several hours, the mold is stripped away and the "cake" is wire-cut into aerated concrete elements of high dimensional accuracy. These elements are then put into an autoclave (a vessel in which they are steam cured under pressure.) After autoclaving, AAC can be shipped and used immediately.
  
  
• Enviroc, Inc. autoclaved aerated concrete - Enviroc Inc. was founded in 1994 to be a part of the autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) building products industry. The basis of the value of the company was the experience and know-how gained from many years of market and product research.   "Workable and lightweight like wood"  Contact: mehlhoff@enviroc.com 
  
  
• Dubois Block & Brick Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (AAC) has been a popular building material in Europe for nearly a century. Now this superior and time tested building material is being made available in North America. AAC is a structural, insulating building material made of a combination of cement, lime, gypsum, and a siliceous material such as flyash from coal burning utilities. Contact: (812) 482-6293 in Jasper Indiana.
  
  
• Aerated Concrete Corporation of America is the largest AAC manufacturing plant in the nation, with 245,000 sq. ft. of manufacturing space. ACCOA is the only integrated computer-controlled AAC plant in the Unites States. The manufacturing facility is strategically located just north of Orlando, in Apopka, Florida. ACCOA produces both AAC panels and blocks for the building industry and is the exclusive supplier of products for ACCO.  
  
  

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• Demand Products - Tools for working Autoclaved Aerated Concrete
  
  
• EIFS foam products and foam cutting tools The top companies in foam technology are represented here. You will find architectural foam elements, ornamental foam products, equipment to produce your own foam and bulk foam supplies. We even have foam recycling equipment.
  
  
• Montoya Sculpture & Supply - Specials - Aerated Concrete Blocks 8" x 8" x 24" NEW ITEM! Easily carved with hand tools. Perfect for outside display. You can use epoxy, color, or cold patina.
  
  

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• Creating with Concrete: Yard Art, Sculpture, and Garden Projects by Sherri Warner Hunter
  
  

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• American Concrete Institute - Many publications and resources.
  
  
• The Portland Cement Association - Concrete Basics - Concrete in the Classroom
  
  
• Decorative Concrete Network The Decorative Concrete Network is the Internet's resource center dedicated to providing information and promotion of the fastest growing segment of the Concrete Industry!  See: Stained Concrete, Stamped & Stenciled Concrete - Concrete Links
  
  
• Coalition for Quality Concrete Flatwork - "Flatwork"  is jargon for concrete construction that is, well, flat: sidewalks, driveways, patios, and floors. But the term refers to more than just concrete slabs on the ground. Floors in high-rise buildings, for example, are considered flatwork.  The quality of concrete flatwork depends on the quality of the workers who finish it. And that's why  the Coalition for Quality Concrete Flatwork exists: to recruit and train concrete finishers. The Coalition was founded to develop education programs that will ultimately result in better finishers and better concrete flatwork.  See: Project Gallery, Concrete Careers  Contact: 877.FLATWORK
  
  
• Concrete- A User's Guide - Under the hands of Buddy Rhodes and his artisans, concrete comes to life. As in the Italian terrazzo tradition, the surface is ground with water to expose the natural aggregate. Comprised entirely of cement, sand and binders, pieces are further reinforced with diamond mesh steel. Once removed from the mold, the slab is worked over, producing intriguing variegations in color and texture. All kitchen and bath counter surfaces are hand polished, then protected with a sealer that renders them smooth and resistant to most stains and spills.