Tuesday, September 1, 2015

Theme Day: Cusolito sculpture

Karen Cusolito is a local sculptor whose mammoth works can be found at her West Oakland studio at American Steel.  She is well known for sculptures made of scrap industrial pieces which often grace the Burning Man festival.  In fact, Burning Man is this week out on the desert "playa" near Reno.  This particular piece is called Passage and is 30 feet tall.  Apparently fire or light is part of the spectacle of the piece when it's at Burning Man.  Others of her work have been previously posted here, here, and here.  This post is linked to the monthly meme sponsored by City Daily Photo---this month's theme being Curiosity, as in something unusual in your city.
Posted by Oakland Daily Photo at 12:00 AM
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15 comments:

  1. Billy Blue EyesSeptember 1, 2015 at 12:17 AM

    That is brilliant, I've seen sculptures like this before using reclaimed parts

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  2. Stefan JanssonSeptember 1, 2015 at 1:31 AM

    This sure is a curiosity.

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  3. Chrissy BrandSeptember 1, 2015 at 2:21 AM

    Amazing artwork.

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  4. JulieSeptember 1, 2015 at 4:44 AM

    Yes, I admire sculptures made from scrap metals, or junk-yard reclaims. The Burning Man festival sounds very West-Country-English back in the days of Kin Arthur.

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  5. EG CameraGirlSeptember 1, 2015 at 4:49 AM

    Amazing how all these found pieces have been welded together to look like a man!

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  6. BirdmanSeptember 1, 2015 at 7:08 AM

    Curious, but I like it, a lot.

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  7. Siddhartha JoshiSeptember 1, 2015 at 8:30 AM

    Oh I love it! Such interesting textures...

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  8. PerthDailyPhotoSeptember 1, 2015 at 8:34 AM

    Oh wow ODP, this amazing, even more so when you pull it in closer to see the details! So much stuff, so much patience, brilliant!

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  9. William KendallSeptember 1, 2015 at 8:50 AM

    Very impressive!

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  10. RedPatSeptember 1, 2015 at 10:08 AM

    I like it!

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  11. CloudiaSeptember 1, 2015 at 5:19 PM

    Seduction of Fear




    ALOHA
    ComfortSpiral

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  12. John @ Beans and I on the LooseSeptember 1, 2015 at 8:46 PM

    I've seen her work at BM. impressive as it is massive. I don't go anymore. Too many people, too many rules and regulations. Glad I went when I did. I wouldn't go now even if someone gifted me a ticket.

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  13. LOLfromPasaSeptember 2, 2015 at 8:57 AM

    Stunning. I like it too.

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  14. JackSeptember 3, 2015 at 6:34 PM

    This is terrific. Most creative.

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  15. Babzy.BSeptember 4, 2015 at 3:20 AM

    impressive sculpture ! :)

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