RETRO-ROCKETS BY DAVID RANDOM “SONIC DREAM” STEAMPUNK FANTASY SCULPTURE
3 Days
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$1,000.00
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VenmoRETRO-ROCKETS BY DAVID RANDOM - PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE Artist
“Sonic Dream” Steampunk fantasy sculpture
Title: Sonic Dream
Vintage: 1896
Gallery Price: $1,800.00
Description: Generous brass accessories make this Victorian airship a real standout. Whimsical and elegance combine with rich wooden artifacts. A great example of Steampunk artistry.
Components: Antique wooden table leg, antique wooden beehive bobbins, vintage brass clock gears, antique brass opera glasses, brass candle holders, antique brass gas fixtures, decorative vintage brass brackets, vintage lamp parts, brass fire sprinkler heads, vintage bass lamp stand.
RE-PURPOSED ARTIFACTS: Reclaimed from antique and vintage mechanical and architectural parts, my creations evolved after years of collecting. From heating grates and lawn sprinklers to kitchen utensils, I collected them because I enjoyed the detail designed into something so utilitarian. Eventually, I realized that many of the pieces seemed to fit together almost as if they’d been made to. That’s when things took off. My “Antique Airships” and “Retro Rockets” have been an evolution of this process of fanciful combinations.
Combining parts requires special attention to the details of conformity. If a piece includes a lot of beautifully tarnished brass, you can’t just throw in a piece of chrome, even if the shape is right. That same sensibility does not permit a component from the 1940s to be used in combination with one from the 1890s. The whole credibility of a finished piece would be suspect with that type of inconsistency. These aren’t supposed to look like patchwork quilts. They must have an integrity that allows one’s imagination to see them as something designed and made with a single aesthetic and purpose. And when components need to be fastened by means of screws or bolts I go to my stash of salvaged fasteners. It would destroy the effect of a finished piece to use new hardware, no matter how inconspicuous.
About the artist
David Random graduated in 1969 with a Fine Arts degree from The Massachusetts College of Art. A resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he has spent many years combining antique and vintage re-purposed artifacts to create what he calls "Retro-Rockets. His creations have been widely displayed in museums and galleries in many states, and were the inspiration for the award-winning film "Rocketship," which has played in theaters from coast to coast.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT WELDING: David does not do it!
A RARE OPPORTUNITY to own this beautiful piece of Steampunk - Fantasy Sculpture.
Thank You For Looking
TXT "RETRO" to 435-881-1876
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RETRO-ROCKETS BY DAVID RANDOM “SONIC DREAM” STEAMPUNK FANTASY SCULPTURE
3 Days
17
0
$1,000.00
Description
Condition
Payment Types Accepted
VenmoRETRO-ROCKETS BY DAVID RANDOM - PORTSMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE Artist
“Sonic Dream” Steampunk fantasy sculpture
Title: Sonic Dream
Vintage: 1896
Gallery Price: $1,800.00
Description: Generous brass accessories make this Victorian airship a real standout. Whimsical and elegance combine with rich wooden artifacts. A great example of Steampunk artistry.
Components: Antique wooden table leg, antique wooden beehive bobbins, vintage brass clock gears, antique brass opera glasses, brass candle holders, antique brass gas fixtures, decorative vintage brass brackets, vintage lamp parts, brass fire sprinkler heads, vintage bass lamp stand.
RE-PURPOSED ARTIFACTS: Reclaimed from antique and vintage mechanical and architectural parts, my creations evolved after years of collecting. From heating grates and lawn sprinklers to kitchen utensils, I collected them because I enjoyed the detail designed into something so utilitarian. Eventually, I realized that many of the pieces seemed to fit together almost as if they’d been made to. That’s when things took off. My “Antique Airships” and “Retro Rockets” have been an evolution of this process of fanciful combinations.
Combining parts requires special attention to the details of conformity. If a piece includes a lot of beautifully tarnished brass, you can’t just throw in a piece of chrome, even if the shape is right. That same sensibility does not permit a component from the 1940s to be used in combination with one from the 1890s. The whole credibility of a finished piece would be suspect with that type of inconsistency. These aren’t supposed to look like patchwork quilts. They must have an integrity that allows one’s imagination to see them as something designed and made with a single aesthetic and purpose. And when components need to be fastened by means of screws or bolts I go to my stash of salvaged fasteners. It would destroy the effect of a finished piece to use new hardware, no matter how inconspicuous.
About the artist
David Random graduated in 1969 with a Fine Arts degree from The Massachusetts College of Art. A resident of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he has spent many years combining antique and vintage re-purposed artifacts to create what he calls "Retro-Rockets. His creations have been widely displayed in museums and galleries in many states, and were the inspiration for the award-winning film "Rocketship," which has played in theaters from coast to coast.
A FEW WORDS ABOUT WELDING: David does not do it!
A RARE OPPORTUNITY to own this beautiful piece of Steampunk - Fantasy Sculpture.
Thank You For Looking
TXT "RETRO" to 435-881-1876
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