Upcycled Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, Handmade Art, San Diego Artist, Rusty Art, newest Abstract, Expressionist, 3D Sculpture, Art Under 125

Truly unique abstract wall sculpture with an intriguing design. Lots of cool detail and textures, looks different from different angles. Perfect accent piece for a small piece of wall looking for some art work. Great conversation piece .... ask me about details on materials and construction and you can amaze your friends!

About This One of a Kind Artwork

Title: 3 Square
Size: 17" x 10" x 3"
Materials: EPS, cement, iron, copper, acrylics, patinas

This sculpture took the basic concept of '3s' and applied it to 3 overlapping slabs. I did something similar on a previous piece which sold very quickly so I wanted to explore this some more. The tops are all carved in different directions and then further modified with texture paste. My famous rust patina technique is then applied with lots of yellows, blue-green and rust tones. The based is heavily textured with lava paste into a diamond cross-hatched pattern that shadows the design of the larger squares. The base is a burnt orange with a dark green glaze that really highlights the crazy texture. And then ... clear urethane to keep it all nice for a long time.

Lightweight and easy to hang; hangers included on back allow for horizontal or vertical positioning. Dated and signed by the artist on the back.

My Process and Materials (if you want to know more!)

I use recycled polystyrene (also knows as Expanded PolyStyrene or EPS) as the foundation for my sculptures. In addition to the environmental benefit, EPS is an insanely malleable material and it's virtually free (all of my friends love donating their used packaging material to my cause!). After I draw out the basic design ideas for a series of pieces, I prep a flat base for wall pieces or heavier weight base and metal armature for the free standing sculptures. The major construction is adding large and small chunks of EPS newest to these bases, shaping them with a hot knife and a torch. Then I add several different layers of different materials, including cement, texture acrylics and finally, a copper metal coating.

I'll then use a variety of metal patinas with some rust thrown in for good measure to finish the design. There will usually be some acrylic paint used in a background with additional textures. You will frequently see multiple layers of colors achieved by wiping off the top layers to reveal hints of the colors or the copper metal coating below. The entire sculpture is then coated with a polyurethane that seals in the final colors and protects it from fading.