Brandon Graving
tRuth
Cast Abaca over Crepe Myrtle branch, stainless steel, cast glass drops, anodized wire, found shells.
Kinetic, suspended by single monofilament. (foreground)
39" x 60" x 28"
Detail slides 1/5: tRuth
Wish #238
Abaca cast over Crepe Myrtle tree, stainless steel, glass, plexiglass, hand painted vellum.
70" x 50" x 14"
Detail Wish #238
Detail: Wish #238
Detail: Wish #238
Today
Abaca cast over stick, stainless steel, Porcupine quills and Camwood collected in Cameroon, kinetic, suspended by single monofilament.
(foreground)
24" x 22" x 8"
Kiss #3 - "Just Bursting"
Abaca, stainless steel, glass, hand painted vellum.
Kinetic, suspended by single monofilament.
57" X 30" x15"
Detail Kiss #3
Orlando
Abaca, stainless steel, hand painted vellum.
Kinetic, suspended by single monofilament.
24" x 26" x 16"
Kiss # 6
Abaca, stainless steel, hand painted vellum, glass, Rooster feathers.
Kinetic, suspended by single monofilament.
51" x 18" x 12"
Ephemera: River North
Embossed monoprint BFK paper tiles, vintage red velvet.
Sculptural element cast from Crepe Myrtle branch with Abaca paper. Kinetic sculpture suspended by single monofilament,
WAH Center (Williamsburg Art & Historical Center, NYC)
Roux: For the Past
Camwood, paper, garnets, stainless steel, flashe
16" x 13" x 1"
Roux: For the Eye of the Storm
Taza, rubber, stainless steel.
9.5" x 7" x 1"
Roux: Garnet for These Birthdays in the Eye of the Storm
Garnet, rubber, stainless steel.
15" x 6" x 1"
Smaller Sculpture
Small Bursts of Knowledge: Tenacious Focus
Abaca, Stainless steel, polymerized Ficus leaves, cultured pearl and hand painted vellum. 6.5" x 5" x 3"
Private collection.
Small Bursts of Knowledge: Yes
Abaca, Stainless steel, polymerized Ficus leaves, crystal, pearl stamen and hand painted vellum. 7" x 5" x 4"
Private collection.
Artist Brandon Graving and Liz Fox, PhD. Arts & Academic Programs Coordinator | Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies at UMass, Amherst, Ma. excitedly review Brandon's newest sculptures for her solo exhibition!
Raku
Landscape: Ariel View
Raku fired clay, found copper wire
38" x 21" x 5" . 1982
Tenacious Standing
Raku fired clay, glass, stainless steel, flashe, wax.
12" x 5" x4". 2020
Collaborative Work
Hand Prints
Photographic / Sculptural reaction to the aftermath of hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, Louisiana for the Vestiges Project.
9" x 6"
Photography: Barry Goldstien
Sculptural elements: Brandon Graving
Thomas Alva Edison Elementary School (Lower 9th Ward) and the Valena C. Jones Elementary School (7th Ward)
