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Tango Sculpture platFORM Proposal Student Sculpture Lease Opportunity Bernie Molaskey 4/19/2013

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Tango Sculpture

platFORM Proposal Student Sculpture Lease Opportunity

Bernie Molaskey 4/19/2013

Resume:

Bernie Molaskey

2791 Haskell Springs Rd

Clarkdale, AZ 86324

(928) 649-1969

[email protected]

Education

Yavapai College, Art & Metal Sculpture Classes, 2009-2013

University of Connecticut, BS Electrical Engineering

Honors and Awards

Yavapai College Prescott Gallery, Best in Show 3D, 2010

Made In Clarkdale, People’s Choice Award, 2010, 2011

Media

Threshold Magazine, 2012

Verde Independent, Dec 3, 2010: “Sculpture holds ancient symbolic meaning”

Exhibitions

Yavapai College Student Show (juried) 2010, 2011, 2012

Made In Clarkdale Art Show (juried), 2010, 2011, 2012

TIS Gallery, Prescott AZ, Found Objects Art (juried), 2012

Private Collections

Mary Wills

Sally Dryer

Molly Krmpotich

2) Digital Images of Previous Work

Miner's Cross

Raven 3Forks

Phantom Limb

Light Headed

Rocketboy

Image List:

Miner' Cross Bernie Molaskey, 2013, old Jerome nails and mining artifacts 120” H x 76” W x 30” D

Raven 3 Forks

Bernie Molaskey, 2010, steel pitchforks and tractor parts, 20” H x 24” W x 10” D

Phantom Limb

Bernie Molaskey, 2009, bar clamp and steel found objects, 34” H x 15” W x 6 “ D

Light Headed Bernie Molaskey, 2009, various steel found objects, 120” H x 26” W x 4” D

Rocketboy

Bernie Molaskey, 2011, steel found objects, convex mirror for face 72” H x 24” W x 20” D

Letter of Reference: Cindy DeCecco

Letter of Reference: Thomas Schumacher

To Whom It May Concern:

It is my honor to recommend Bernie Molaskey for consideration in the platFORM Project, Student Sculpture Lease Opportunity in the cities of Chandler, Tempe and Scottsdale. I currently have the pleasure of having Bernie in my Portfolio Development class here on the Verde Valley Campus of Yavapai College. This class is required for any student enrolled in our Associate of Fine Arts degree program and Bernie is excelling in the course. My first contact with Bernie was at an art show in Clarkdale, AZ where he was exhibiting several of his

whimsical sculptures. I was impressed with the presence, clean lines, attention to detail and subtle

patinas on those pieces. Other’s were obviously also impressed as his pieces were awarded the Peoples

Choice Award.

Bernie Molaskey has the skills and ability to create, install and maintain his impressive sculptural works. I

am confident that his work would be well received by anyone who views the works accepted for your

platform Project.

Sincerely,

Tom Schumacher

Art Professor

Yavapai College, Verde Valley Campus

Clarkdale, AZ

Proposal for Tango Sculpture

Image 1: Upward viewpoint perspective

Image 2: Various viewpoint angles

The maquette for Tango stands at 18 inches tall and is made from two tines from two

different pitchforks with small steel balls welded as heads. Just as the bodies of two

dancers form different shapes through their performance the Tango sculpture’s

composition of curves is different depending on the viewer’s position. The smaller tine

represents the female dancer who is suspended in air as in a lift. The larger tine

represents the male who is leaning back and strongly connected to the base or floor via

a tapering connection. The physical connection between the two dancers is shaped as

a singular stylized “body” as though the dancers are merging as one through the dance.

The steel ball heads of the dancers represent their emotional connection and through

their close proximity and gold plating one might expect at any moment an electrical

spark might bridge the gap as if the intensity of the dance has turned them into a Tesla

coil.

The proposed full size version of Tango would scale easily to the maximum allowable

120 inches. At that height the heads would be proportional when made from readily

available 6 inch hollow steel balls. Each tine will be reproduced using multiple 3/8 inch

diameter rebar that is securely welded making a strong armature. The outer skin will be

made from a lightweight and fiber reinforced concrete over galvanized steel mesh. The

connections for the “body” and base would be made similarly but with added steel pipe

for increased strength. The bottom of the base would consist of ¼ inch steel plate at a

diameter of 24 inches. All exposed metal will be painted and sealed and concrete will

acid stained to a dark charcoal color. Total weight of the sculpture is estimated at less

than 200 lbs with the metal weight and concrete weight each at about 100 lbs.

The evolution from maguette to full size allows for continued creativity in the design.

Design aspects that will be examined include the connection between the dancers by

accentuating the shared “body”, accentuating the taper of the tine by widening the

“shoulders” and finally examining increasing the head size as it relates to the scale of

the sculpture.

A successful project will be achieved because of past experience with creating several

large sculptures in the 6 to 10 foot range. Engineering background is of added value for

assuring the structural integrity in a public environment where viewers may attempt to

pull, push and hang from the sculpture.