NEW sculpture just finished for Mr. Dell.  This is the first dual movement piece and the movement is really cool!

 

 This sculpture is a new beginning!  The first with dual independent balance elements.  Commissioned by Mr. Dell and based on a design of the forms by him.  A challenge of his design was integrating the ballast weights to achieve balance and to contain that within the slim form of the sculpture.  A slim waist to the sculpted forms only allows a 1-in-12 ratio to get the counter balance ( so I only have 3 inches of space to balance 36 inches of leverage) and it is done without being seen! 

    A series of structural cavities concealed within the sculpted form allows me to secure ballast weights in various stages to get the balance.  Each time ballast is added or subtracted, half the assembly is taken apart, tested, put back together and tested again.  I probably spent twenty hours performing this repetition until an element is balanced.

   I like the overlapping motion of the work, especially when lighting gives you some shadow play on the wall as the sculpture moves.

 

Explore the different gallery links above. Each sculpture and copper panel is artfully made by my hand.   
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  I create one work of art at a time and I do it well. There are no commercially produced parts in the sculptures; all the elements are designed, fabricated and polished in my studio. If you find a piece you like, click on the thumbnail image to enlarge it or see a video of the sculpture in motion.

 

 Give me a call with questions and we'll have a conversation about it. 
Royal Richardson Miree
205-368-7150
email: r3miree@bellsouth.net

 

 

Here is a video made by someone at the Columbus art show.  They had posted it on Utube.