Angel Blessing
Steel Scrap
Joel Haas
Raleigh, NC

Haas makes whimsical sculptures for the garden. He says, “Some people have asked me if there is any serious or deep meaning to my work. I say, "I hope not. There're already enough serious and deep meanings in the world to keep thousands of art critics busy. I just make stuff that transports me to a happier place where I can hum and whistle. Art can do that.”

Ecclesiastes (War Wagon)
Steel
Phil Alan Simpson
Boerne, TX

"My art stems from natural sources and traditional methods,” writes Simpson. “I feel it transcends regional boundaries since it finds its genesis in nature. I work with two and three-dimensional 'scapes,' not necessarily landscapes, and in two and three-dimensional iconographic forms."

Phil Alan Simpson has been living in Boerne, Texas since 1984 and has spent over 25 years teaching art in an academic college setting and currently serves as an adjunct professor at San Antonio College. A nationally renowned artist, his work has been exhibited throughout the United States.

Brownie
Steel Scraps / Found Objects
William Brian Hibbard
Greensboro, NC

William Brian Hibbard is a professional painter and sculptor who is an active part of the growing art scene in Greensboro. Born and raised in South Carolina, he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a concentration in painting from Winthrop University. His four year-old son’s love of horses inspired him to create this sculpture.

Caryvisualart.org Exclusive - Complete interview transcript with William Brian Hibbard

Nemesis
Limestone
Paris Alexander
Raleigh, NC

Paris Alexander was born and raised in New York City where he studied and was taught art since early childhood. Alexander’s work has been exhibited widely including galleries, universities, and museums, with numerous public and private commissions. His work is included in the collection of Saks Fifth Avenue, the R.C. Kessler Collection, SAS Institute, former president Bill Clinton, Senator Bob Dole, and many others.

Paris is also a well-known instructor in sculpture, drawing, and anatomy for the artist. Besides teaching privately, he has been an instructor at several NC Arts councils, the Artspace Arts Program, and the NC Museum of Art Outreach Program.

Nemesis will be on exhibition through May of 2007

Paring
Steel/Stainless Steel
Marvin Tadlock
Bristol, VA

"What I’m interested in is balance," says sculptor Marvin Tadlock. "And when you’re welding, you’re able to weld things and make them stay where you want to stay. In other words, you can do what looks impossible. The whole thing looks like it’s ready to collapse, and I am able to freeze it in that position."

Street Sax
Mild Steel
Ernest and Lois Rich
Greensboro, NC

"The idea is it’s a saxophone player from probably the ’30s wearing the long zoot suit with the big hat," says Ernest Rich.

The husband-and-wife pair design their pieces together, then split the physical work. "I do the forge and hammering work. She does a lot of the flat pattern work. We both do the cutting and shaping of it."

Tortuosity
Bronze
Larry Schessel
Cary, NC

Larry Schessell says of this piece, "The needle point pose is one of the most difficult dance positions due to its extreme bends. Tortuosity represents any art form taken to its pinnacle. The dancer is looking skyward representing even higher goals set by the performer. My art is a celebration of the human form. I capture key moments when the mind and body reach extremes only attainable by the seasoned dancer, expert athlete, and experienced climber. Tension and serenity merge into one creating a harmonious figure."

Up and Over
Stainless Steel
Wayne Trapp
Vilas, NC

Trapp considers his work as a sculptor as experiment and partnership with the space each piece occupies. Saying, “Space is a critical part of sculpture. If you agree that space exists and then break it apart by projecting into it, is that not a contradiction or a denial of the reality of space?” He designed this piece with movement in mind, as the title suggests, but says interpretation is up to the viewer. "Everything with contemporary sculpture is arbitrary."

Wedge Form With Dent
Surfaced and Waxed Steel
Jacob DeCola
Greensboro, NC

"The piece’s name ought to offer a clue", DeCola says, "That’s sort of an opportunity for me as an artist to include more depth in the piece, and I think it leaves people questioning: Was it intentional, was it dented after it was installed ... whether it fell off the truck."

Black Cross
Tom Severa

Paradox
Michael Jacobson

Paradox has been purchased by the MacGregor Office Park Association and will is now on permanent display at the Office Park.

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Duet
Kevin Eichner

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Girl With Doves
Richard Hallier
Boone, NC

On Temporary Exhibition from November 2002 - May 2003
This was the first piece of temporary art that CVA placed on exhibition.

The Ancient Ones in the Procession
Marla Black of Rock Hill, SC

This sculpture is a four-piece massive walnut sculpture that emphasized the unique qualities of the individual while referring to the unity of the whole. The fractured facets carved into flawless planes of the wood tend to repeat the theme appearing in much of Black's work, along with a reference to the spiritual significance of the bird symbol. These monoliths were inspired by that spirituality. Shards of coal appear as fallen feathers, forming a wake around the foursome. The Procession, while static, represents movement. The solemn foursome seems to move in unison through space-and time.

Anemotive Kinetic c.1997
Robert Mangold
Denver, CO

CVA began the temporary exhibition program with the first placement in 2002. Anemotive Kinetic 4/97 was the third temporary piece placed. This kinetic work has wind driven cup-like components that are attached to sleeves that are able to move because of carefully fabricated bearings. These anemotives are systems of kinesis.

Sky Sentinel c.2003
Frank Holder
Greensboro, NC

This sculpture is based on society's need to protect and guard their community. Like shaman or totem forms, the figure looks up to the sky and defends. Sky Sentinel was the fourth temporary piece placed.