Walter May • 2020 - 2021 • Sculpture
"Dogs," "Baggage," and "Double Domes." at Paul Kuhn Gallery.
50 x 72 x 40" • A partially repaired railway baggage cart (circa 1930) carries a structure composed of burnt or painted canes, deconstructed bentwood chairs and a metal birdcage stand, all held together by cable ties.
12" x 12" x 6" Driftwood with bone ankle and a wood boot form are placed atop two sad irons.
"TroughPlankBowls," "VentBowls," installed at Paul Kuhn Gallery.
59" x 39" x 25 3/4" • A live edge wood slab is sandwiched between a stack of painted and stained used bowls and a damaged inverted galvanized stock tank.
32" x 30" x 12" • A galvanized roof vent stands beside a stack of stained and painted wood bowls.
48.5" x 19" x 19" • A painted wood plate, bowls and a wood ring sit atop a branch with multiple forks. A tin cup acts as a shoe on the bottom of one fork. A wood disc and tripod salvaged from a camp stool serves as a pedestal.
Installation view of "Beacon with Tin Cup," "Dogs," "Bad Handles," and "Red Bump with Flat Top."
"Jack Stack," "ShedScrollShed," "Strainer" and "Yellow Bumps" at Paul Kuhn Gallery.
71 1/2" x 19" x19" • A laminated cedar block and two charred legs salvaged from a bentwood stool support a vintage mechanical jack, a wood vase, two painted bowls joined at their lips, and a piece of partially burnt driftwood.
33" x 33" x16" • A moose antler meets a burnt wooden scroll. Perched on the scroll is a small brass antler.
A group of used and damaged wood bowls with various attachments have been treated with coloured stains and paint.
9"dia. x 4" A wood bowl has been burnt, perforated with conical holes and sanded.
Four modified wood bowls (2019-2021) and a cluster of damaged wood tool handles are suspended from cords ("Bad Handles" - 2012) are hung on the studio wall.
"Bad Handles" • (2012) A collection of broken file handles are hung from a wall bracket. "Red Bump with Flat Top"• (2020) A distressed wood bowl is perforated with small holes and treated with red and blue stain.
14" dia. x 6" • A large, slightly deformed wood bowl is treated with coloured stain. A crack along one edge is repaired with hand made copper staples. A hole in the center is filled with a round wood plug.
7 1/2" x 4" A wooden bowl is treated with white paint and stains. Private collection.
43" x 34" x 20" An upside down steel catch tray extracted from a bench grinder sits on the upended casters of a shipping crate. On top of this construction are two oval glass domes encasing inverted metal coffee pots placed on small painted wood pedestals.
Alternate view of "In Verse Almost."
49" x 10 1/2" x 5 1/4" A rusty iron hook is attached to a charred wooden platter. This hook holds two black canes, one with a glossy enamel surface, the other burnt then washed and oiled. The canes are joined together with a large black washer and a magnet.
37" x 17" x 4" A broken LIMB is attached to a homemade metal LADLE which contains a wood CONE which tapers to meet a wood file HANDLE.
80" x 12" x 50" • A metal shelf on large casters is filled with various paint and chemical containers. A composite photograph (1 to 1 scale) of the paint cans is attached to the back of the shelf.
80" x 12" x 50" • A composite photograph (1 to 1 scale) of the front of a rolling paint cart is attached to the back of the paint cart.
Approximately 12' tall. Other dimensions vary. A slender tree trunk treated with black and red stain and topped with a burnt wood grape is supported by a surveyors tripod.
80" h. x 32"w. x 20". The stock of a shattered musket is attached to a wood pitchfork by a pipe clamp and wire wrapping. This construction leans on a tripod composed of three oak yokes.
10' tall. Other dimensions vary. The trunks of two small trees are joined end to end. Red wax seals the ends of all the amputated tree branches. On top of the trees is an industrial wood bobbin capped by a file handle. This construction is supported by a wooden photographers tripod.
60" h x 32" x 32" A full scale replica of a 18th century stone pedestal reproduced in burnt cedar.
16" h x 33" x 33". A moose antler is joined to a burnt wooden scroll. Perched on the scroll is a small brass antler. This construction is partially supported by a vintage wood trophy base.