With industrial grade steels of all sorts ranging from Cor-Ten steel used on bridge construction to polished stainless steel Damon Hyldreth is both an engineer and poet with his masterful creations. Damon has the ability in his art to capture the quintessential moment where energy in a state of rest begins to manifest into a kinetic force. When observing his steel works that can be seen publicly throughout the world, one can not help but see a transformation or metamorphosis, an inspiration to become something more. Read more of Damon's own words from our website Hanson Gallery Fine Art.
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| Knot #44R |
My work stands as a reminder of the connection between man and nature, even as the world around us becomes increasingly removed from this essential and most basic union. While the metals I use are clearly man-made, the result of my collaboration with them is a blurring of the divide between nature and structure, space and form. This results in a strong symbiosis between the formal elements of my sculpture and it’s surroundings, both architectural and natural.
My work in sculpture is highly linked to the process of transformation. I consider the potential energy of my materials and lure out of them the sensual and organic forces of nature. I blend emotion with form, allowing the work to evolve, probing shapes, investigating their capacity to change. I seek to reveal the nature of the material, allowing it to take on a life of it's own.
I create art that challenges people’s expectations. My sculpture embodies the tension between stasis and impending movement; despite its weight and volume, or perhaps because of it, metal can dance and even suggest song. Ideally a viewer engages with my work on a subliminal level enabling them to have an experience of a uniquely personal nature. I work with Cor-ten steel, stainless steel, bronze, and carbon steel. These diverse metals, with their varied looks, suggest forms individualistically.
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Archie Held is a world renowned metal facbricator that we recently had the pleasure of carrying in our gallery. He is well known for his water walls and water sculpture for private and public displays but he has created hundreds of sculptures in various metals from steel to bronze. He works closely with his clients and has an astute eye for perfection in each commission he executes. Seen here is "Plum" which we carry right here in the gallery. Below is some information about Archie Held from our website, www.hansongalleryfineart.com, and some of his commissions he has done throughout the world.
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| Father and Son |
Archie Held is an internationally recognized artist who has been creating sculpture since the late 1970s. He studied at UCLA for both his graduate and undergraduate degrees. The Archie Held Studio, founded in 1985 and based in Richmond, California, has produced over 500 pieces of artwork and currently employs a team of 10 talented artists and metal fabricators. Archie works primarily in bronze and stainless steel; water is often used as a central element to further complement the simple and elegant designs. The appeal of his tranquil creations has led to several private as well as public art commissions. He enjoys working with clients on custom site-specific projects and welcomes collaborations with designers and architects.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Kips Bay Court, New York, NY
St. Anthony’s Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
Brittania Oyster Point, South San Francisco, CA
San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk, San Antonio, TX
Charles Krug Winery, St Helena, CA
University of Arts and Science of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK
Sacramento City Hall, Sacramento, CA
Avalon Towers, San Francisco, CA
Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa, CA
Beringer Vineyards, Napa, CA
Vichon Winery, Napa, CA
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessey, San Francisco, CA
Sky Tokyo Club, Tokyo, Japan
Playboy Mansion, Los Angeles, CA
Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong
Hilton Hotel, Tucson, AZ
Hyatt Regency, Scottsdale, AZ
Harrah’s Resort Casino, NV
Harrah’s Resort Casino, LA
Orchard Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Bishop Ranch, San Ramon, CA
Auberge du Soleil Resort, Napa, CA
Chevron Texaco Headquarters, San Ramon, CA
W. W. Grainger World Headquarters, Chicago, IL
Alliant Energy World Headquarters, Madison, WI
SAP Technology, Newtown Square, PA
SAP Technology, Palo Alto, CA
Howard Hughes Corporation, Las Vegas, NV
Panasonic Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
First Republic Bank, New York, NY
Rene di Rosa Foundation, Napa, CA
San Mateo Public Library, San Mateo, CA
Department of Health Services, Richmond, CA
City of Los Angeles, Dept. of Water & Power, CA
T Mimarlik, Istanbul, Turkey
San Francisco Tennis Club, San Francisco, CA
Stanford Cancer Center, Stanford, CA
Gateway Medical Center, Dublin, CA
Sierra Health Services, Las Vegas, NV
Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula, Monterey, CA
Palo Alto Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Mercyhurst College, PA
Price Waterhouse Corporation, Washington D.C.
Booz-Allen & Hamilton, Cleveland, Ohio
Alza Corporation, Mountain View, CA
For questions or more information please email us info@hansongalleryfineart.com or call us at (415) 332-1815.
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| 48 Plates |
Our best selling piece at Hanson Gallery is 48 Plates by Scott Hanson made by hand with real licence plates and soldered together using the same engineering skills found in stain glass windows and mounted inside a beautiful cold pressed steel canvas. Scott Hanson is the originator of this concept and has owned the copyright for 15 years. Hanson Gallery Fine Art is the only place in the world you can get this unique piece of art. Below is an artist's bio about Scott Hanson where we learn about what motivates him as an artist. More of his pieces can be seen on our website: www.hansongalleryfienart.com.
The art of Scott Hanson uses icons to reflect our concepts to us and induce us to reexamine our values and the way we perceive things. He challenges our ideas about influence and power, what is permanent and what is fleeting, our sense of time.
There is a concept or conversation based around the work," the sculptor explains. "Each work may be beautiful on its own, but each also speaks to the different issues and conversations that go on in our society and our culture," Hanson says. "My work primarily comes from the point of view of the archaeologist, looking back at this period of time a hundred or thousand years form now, and seeing what stands out as unique or important to this culture, which might not be important six or sixty years from now, and which might not be at all important in a different value system."
Hanson has had a provocative life in the art world over the past 20 years, as artist, gallery owner, fine arts dealer and renewed artist. He is open, savvy, expressive. His exposure to the diversity and trends of art, to its popular and eclectic expression, and to the motivation of both the creation and the buying of art, is comparable to no one. He has always been a creator, a thinker on our symbology and a deliberate provider of perspective on our modern lives.
Hanson sculpts mostly in copper, stainless steel, aluminum, and a few other metals. "I have worked with some icons to mirror our concepts of timeliness. For example, "I've done a cast of a 1940's bomber jacket. It is one of the few items that has really transcended both fashion and trends, in that people are wearing these jackets today in the same way they have for the last five decades. It's a symbol of freedom, of the rebel in us, or a certain kind of social stigma, a certain attitude."
Another piece is a series of piles of currencies-one is of hundreds of thousands of dollars stacked up. "It's a commentary on art as money and money as art. Which is what happened in the '80s, when there was a prolific production of art to create dollars, not the creation of art that also produced money," Hanson observes. "The piece also speaks to the idea of currency as a lost commodity. I question if we'll use currency in the future."
"There is a tremendous amount of social and politically correct commentary occurring through art these days." Hanson's own artworks have primarily shown here in the United States, however he is currently preparing for exhibitions in Taiwan and Mexico City.
"I don't know if my work is politically correct. The work is concept based, which stimulates deeper ideas and thoughts. This is my particular aesthetic interest. Right now," he smiled. "Reinventing myself periodically has charged my life. I'm excited by the chance to go in new directions. It has empowered my art. Being creative from the conception, production and sale of the work lets me experience the full gamut of the art world. It's very satisfying."
For questions or more information please email us info@hansongalleryfineart.com or call us at (415) 332-1815.
