The French Daredevil, a sculpture for the Institute of Contemporary Art, 2015



The French Daredevil Leaves Seeking Help, or "Radio Love"

A sculpture created for the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
For the 2015 annual auction



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Title: The French Daredevil Leaves Seeking Help, or "RADIO LOVE"
Date: 2015
Artist: Terry Kreiter
Dims: 21 x 10 x 10 inches
Medium: Unique (one of a kind) cast and fabricated bronze, diamond.
No molds or editions made. Cast at the artists studio, Santa Clara, CA



Rare images of the "French Daredevil"
Courtesy of the Interpol

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Images thought to be of the "French Daredevil"

Title: The French Daredevil Portrait 2000
Artist: Terry Kreiter
Dims: 2 x 2 inches
Medium: Unique cast bronze
(collection of the artist)




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Inspiration: Circus of Finches photo: Terry Kreiter




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Above: Wax parts ready to cast




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Drawings leading up to the sculpture. From artists sketchbook #26


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Detail: The French Daredevil…. RADIO LOVE



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Final working drawing, artist sketchbook #26



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Sculpture for the Institute of Contemporary Art, 2014 Auction, San Jose, CA

I’ve been contributing sculpture to the ICA annual auction - Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, for over 30 years. I create a new sculpture each year specifically for the auction.


Below are images of the stages for this sculpture.

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Title: Trilogy, 2014, 10 x 17 x 5 inches, Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone. Artist signature includes -- ICA

Artist note: The tragedies in this Trilogy are: Water, Oil, and Gold.


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Early sketch for Trilogy, original drawings shows vertical tower. Artist sketchbook #26-2014


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Later sketches show the final decision to make the tower horizontal. Artist sketchbook #26-2014


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Wax pattern altered with Photoshop in order to explore the composition.


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Wax patterns with their appropriate flasks, ready to invest with refractory plaster. Artist note: The parts are cast in individual pieces, for this sculpture there were 15 pieces cast.


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The 5 1/2 pounds of bronze used to cast the sculpture


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Artist Terry Kreiter pouring the molten bronze into one of the three flasks required to cast the parts for this sculpture


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Cast bronze unfinished parts for the sculpture, roughly arranged to show the composition.


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Finished sculpture for the ICA, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Title:
Trilogy, 2014, 10 x 17 x 5 inches, Unique cast and fabricated bronze with stone. Artist signature includes -- ICA




Some sketches

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Crab being used as an Auxiliary Kidney - Artist sketchbook #10-2003


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Self exploration, Artist sketchbook #23-2008

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Sigmund Freud

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Drawing from artist sketchbook #21-2006 (Calling Sigmund Freud) I just finished a sculpture and I haven’t started the next.

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Drawing from artist sketchbook #19-2005-6 One Guy Is Cheering