Would be interested in opinions on influential Automotive Sculptures and Artists as it seems there are not many out there. Who is your favorite? Of course Post Pix if you got em !! Cheers
....with a sharp edge from todays times......ignore the details and their consequences; appreciate the patterns..... images©Reuters Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
he is my favorite automotive sculptor, his name is Richard Pietruska. here is my fav sculpture. best regards Ever www.jelpspeed.com Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Okay, I may be a bit biased because he is a friend, but I think Dennis Hoyt is one of the best. Many may be familiar with his work from Cavallino, Forza, and Road & Track. And if you have ever been to Cavallino, I'm sure you have seen some of his work. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Anthony Lauro is one of our own f-chatters (HotShoe). I think he has the potential to be one of the best. Check out his other work at hotshoestudios.com. Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Both artist make TERRIFIC sculptures!!! do you got more pictures of them to share? I really loved both. Thanks for sharing. this is a great topic to talk and share about. Best regards Ever. www.jelpspeed.com
Those pieces are fantastic!! Curious to see how the industry is doing considering the economy... anyone have any insight? .
i just adore Pietruska's work... moreso his simpler more graphic work. His Daytona piece is just exquisite. Hoyt is the creme de la creme.. he had a yellow 275 and another F1 piece that "disintigrates" into ribbons of wood that i have seen. Just incredible! Others of note: Mark Maholm (1,2), Steve Posson(3) and Larry Braun (4) Pic #5 is Pietruska's Daytona Pic #6 is my own Sharknose 3-Dimensional metal & canvas piece. GT Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login Image Unavailable, Please Login
Been following Foyts items for sometime and like them a lot. gives the sense of speed on an object. the others look fantastic. Stack/c, art to me when I like it, has no price that can keep me away when I'm ready. The price doesn't change due to conditions as I see it, but, the better answer to your question?.... I haven't been ready, so holding back..... obvioulsy it is the economy in my case, and although my wife/b is extreemly non-intrussive in my purchases there, I'm sure I would get a '...like NOW!' sort of look...and it would be justified... actually had a bid on a nice auction piece two days ago...then chickened out....if this is any indication rik
Hoyt's work is incredible, but the larger pieces can get very pricey. I was at Cavallino with him about ten years ago when this guy came up, looked at his portfolio, pointed out a certain piece and asked how much? Dennis said $48,000, and the guy said "Sold!" and gave him his credit card. Most are made of individual pieces of hand carved and dyed basswood. Some contain more than 5000 pieces! This is still one of my favorites. You can't tell from the photo, but the P4 is almost 8 feet in length and the road is made from dyed cowhides! Image Unavailable, Please Login
the fact all the above artist mix media is what I like too, but the imagination, expecially Hoyt's work, well......that's why $48k is a reasonable amount.
I can't believe I didn't see this thread sooner, my apologies. Thank you so much for the kind words! You really can't imagine just how much I appreciate it. An incredible amount of work goes into making something like this and it always motivates me to create another when someone enjoys my pieces. This is a very difficult field to break into and I need all the word of mouth I can get. AFAS members get into all the big shows so they quickly get all the worldwide press and exposure. These big shows such as Pebble and Amelia Island are by invitation only and are only open to AFAS members so most "new" talent doesn't have a venue to really display their work. It's a real catch 22 situation for anyone trying to break in to the biz because you can't show unless you are invited and AFAS isn't accepting applications. They solely decide based on their directors if and who they want to add into the fold. In a way it benefits them to have as few members as possible to avoid internal competition. That is why you don't see a great deal of new artists at every show. Of course, if anyone wants to send AFAS a little "suggestion" on my behalf I wouldn't mind. It's difficult enough to create these pieces but the truly hard task is trying to market them in such a small, niche area. Without the exposure of these art shows it is tough to break in. Factor in the fact that to create something of this size it took me just under 1,100 hours to complete on top of workng fulltime to pay the bills for when things are slow. That doesn't leave much time for marketing. If I could figure out how to do one a month I'd be able to accelerate the process. I guess that's why the came up with the term "starving artist". Hopefully if I make enough "noise" and keep churning out pieces I'll be asked to join sooner or later. Then I could focus solely on my sculptures and make more per year. In the end I do it because I love to and will continue to make them irregardless if they sell or not. I just put up a quick photo gallery that shows some shots of the entire process. Go to my site below and click on the E-Ticket Gallery photo of the wooden buck: www.hotshoestudios.com If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them. I try to keep a low profile here about my art because i don't want to violate any policy. Thanks again and i hope to see some of you this weekend down at Homestead.
Anthony, I noticed your work because it reminded me of Dennis Hoyt's work, and I started a tr wooden buck about eight years ago (notice I said "started"). I will send an email and direct Dennis to your sight. I don't know if it will help or not, but he was very helpful to me when I met him the first time. As a matter of fact, he asked me to submit slides to him for the AFAS voting proccess. At that time they were taking two new artists per year (I was third choice). If nothing else, mabye it can create some dialogue between you and one of the greats! Maybe I'll go into my studio and dust off my wood working tools.
Thanks again Dincenzo. I actually am good friends with Dennis also. He's such a nice guy who isn't his friend? I know Dennis and Susan from my involvement with the Cavallino art show. I've been fortunate to be able to show there in the past and I'm hoping next year as well. I also know Barry Rowe, Dennis Brown, and Ken Dallison really well. They have all been my mentors since I first saw their work long ago. Hopefully I'll be able to join them at Pebble soon. I'm busy preparing a whole new body of work and a new sculpture to try and gain a foothold. I'll try to keep you posted here if it isn't in violation of the rules.
I think we all anxiously await your next piece. Mods don't have any problem with you showing your handy work, as long as you are not trying to solicit buyers. Of course there is a section for that also. I wonder if you have considered the Mercato at the FCA Annual Meet? It does cost a bit, but you would have a captive audience of Ferrari enthusiasts.
If I can sell my current TR sculpture soon I'll have the next one done faster because I'll be able to work on it five days a week. If not, I'll debut the next one at Cavallino 2010. I am seriously considering to show at the FCA meet but I'm still weighing the cost involved vs. spending that on advertising. To have my sculpture crated, shipped to WI and back is very expensive. By the time I factor in airfare, shipping my work, and the hotel I'm really stretching my budget. Hopefully I can swing it. Thanks again for the input and advice.
Believe me, i know what you are dealing with, and how you feel. Been in this for 20 years. Dealing with galleries, most look at Auto Art as illustrations and get snooty. The ones that do take up to 35-50%. (but the framing costs are all mine, which sometimes take up to 50% of my 50%) I have only begun to break into this area, so i am keeping my fingers crossed... AFAS is the utopia. The ones i have met are either extremely helpful or extremely guarded. THEY know its an extremely small niche market all too well. The 2 that juried a few shows i have been accepted into were of the former. Ken Dallison was very friendly and encouraging. Ken Eberts at the Classic even gave me a short critique of some shots of my work. "It would work better if you did/didnt do this" and "careful about muddying the colours of the bodywork" things like this. Gosh, i hung on every word he said, trying to remember everything, ask questions and try not to look like a mad stalker AND not to take too much of his time... There are shows i would like to enter... the upcoming Art and Literature show in Illinois for example, and enquired about Cavallino back in the late 90s. But couldnt/can't justify the expence even if i sold a piece or two. At any rate, i do this too because of my love of painting and drawing and exploring new mediums and techniques whilst trying to always perfect my favourites. If it takes me to some form of success, financial or otherwise, then that would be great too. You are not alone. I wish you all the best... and keep posting your work. Incredible stuff! GT
