Free Standing Sculpture | Glynn Galloway

IF
Assemblage, Antique Objects, Molded Leather, Hammered Copper, 19 x 9 x 9. “IF” I’ve always found the works of Jean-Michel Basquiat to be mesmerizing thanks to his use of bold colors, raw imagery and cryptic symbolism. O…
American Gothic Refreshed - Daughter
Assemblage, Hammered Copper/Reclaimed Antique Objects, 23 x 20 x 9. American Gothic Refreshed (Farmer) (Daughter) "American Gothic Refreshed - Daughter" is one of a pair of related sculptures as described below. There i…
American Gothic Refreshed - Father
Assemblage, Hammered Copper/Reclaimed Antique Objects, 23 x 20 x 8. "American Gothic Refreshed - Farmer" "American Gothic Refreshed -Father" is one of a pair of related sculptures as described below. There is something…
Psychopomp
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 20 x 10 x 10. “Psychopomp” The silencing of the ventilator was deafening, I adjusted his pillow, freshened the linens, only the soft rustling of the crisp white sheets and the mute…
RUVAXD?? Lamp
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 30 x 10 x 10. RUVAXD?? Lamp This lamp is a great statement piece for your office desk no matter which side of the vaccination issue you are on. If you are aligned with the Anti-Vax…
Looking Skyward
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 14 x 4 x 4. Looking Skyward As a boy, he scanned the London skies, for Heinkels and Junkers, The way his father had for Zeppelins in the Great War, Papa had taught him the sound of…
Skull and Sprocket
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 25 x 12 x 11. “Skull and Sprocket” This steer skull has literally been hanging from my studio ceiling for over a decade, it’s bleached white cranium screaming for a makeover that w…
Saturn's Seduction
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 23 x 10 x 10. "Saturn’s Seduction" Throughout the ages the planets have been worshipped and mythologized by almost every early civilization on earth. The planet Saturn was no excep…
Brazen Beauty
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 18 x 9 x 9. “Brazen Beauty” In the silver drizzle of a dreary December night, On a lonely street corner bathed in yellow light, A young working woman, now off the clock, Her beauty…
Valley of Fire Bighorn
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 26 x 12 x 18. Less than an hour outside the city of Las Vegas is the Valley of Fire State Park which features bright red Aztec sandstone outcrops nestled in yellow and tan limeston…
Dancing Naked (in French Beret)
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 23 x 12 x 16. “Dancing Naked (in a French Beret)” It was an aquarian exposition, three days of Peace and Music. A small patch of dewey grass near a tranquil farm pond became our te…
Queen of the BoneThrone
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 15 x 12 x 8. “Queen of the Bone Throne” Her thoughts were empty, her mind beyond numb, Precariously seated on her ancient throne, Her benevolent reign would soon succumb, Her belov…
Dead Head Dessert
Assemblage, Gourd, found objects, 21 x 9 x 9. Dead Head Dessert Dia De Los Muertos or Day of the Dead, a Mexican holiday traditionally celebrated on Nov 1st and 2nd is a joyful celebration where friends and family join…
Barefoot in Bell Bottoms
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 28 x 20 x 7. “Barefoot in Bell Bottoms” I’m not sure she ever felt more at peace than she did that day. Barefoot, her toes caressed the dewey grass, the frayed cuffs of her blue be…
Tarkus
Assemblage, Wet Molded Leather/Antique Objects, 9 x 20 x 11. “Tarkus” I first heard “Tarkus”, the 2nd album by Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 1971 and I was blown away! The title track is a 20 minute long, seven movement s…
Peering Towards Satan's Door
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 23 x 18 x 10. “Peering Towards Satan’s Door” Fingers frozen, as icicles on a farmhouse gutter, Lips fractured, creviced like crazing on ancient ceramic, Feet as numb and heavy as a…
Milkmaid at Sunrise
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 21 x 13 x 7. "Milkmaid at Sunrise" Her song reached me before she appeared. She was softly humming a childhood lullaby While the handles of her empty buckets Beat a hollow, tinny c…
Deja Vu
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 13 x 18 x 6. "Deja Vu" I see shapes atop a dark green mountain, structures just barely visible. Indiscernible. Mysterious, ghostly, shrouded in a haze. Undefinable. I’m compelled t…
Bearing the Burden
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 20 x 8 x 10. “Bearing the Burden” (of My Art-Deco Obsession) I have always been obsessed with Art-Deco style architecture, furnishings and art, especially sculpture. This has led m…
Vertigo
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 20 x 11 x 6. “Vertigo” Constantly, He’s my companion. For years he sits idly by, phishing, Hacking me from the dark web, Hardly interfering in my life. Still, wary of his presence,…
Finale with Flourish
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 22 x 16 x 11. Finale with Flourish After two long years of COVID isolation, it was a wonderful treat to be able to attend a live music concert again. The audience seemed so excited…
The Star
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 22 x 11 x 9. In this age of instant communication we have all seen how a “star” can be created overnight. Millions of "views" can translate a minor internet sensation into a follow…
Rubble
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 20 x 9 x 9. “We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders.” Sergei Lavrov I began working on this piece about the same time that Putin began destr…
Camouflaged
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 31 x 9 x 12. It is believed that there are approximately 500,000 homeless in America. 40,000 of that number are Veterans who once stood tall for our country but now have become cam…
Chimney Sweep's Daughter
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 30 x 17 x 10. While doing some genealogical research, I came across the obituary of a young man who was not a member of my family but the heartbreaking story touched me nonetheless…
Gilgal Sphinx
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 15 x 5 x 15. "The Gilgal Sphinx" We have all seen photos of the noseless “Sphinx” of Giza, Egypt, one of the oldest monolithic statues in the world and thought to have been created…
Desert Abstract
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 14 x 24 x 10. “Desert Abstract” The Mojave wind blows a burnt sienna, It seethes, Undulating in reptilian waves, Caressing golden sand and sagebrush, Devouring red rock with its el…
1A 'til KIA
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 18 x 17 x 15. During the Viet Nam War a total of 2.2 million men were drafted into military service. The average age of a draftee was 19 years old. There was an expression during t…
Erratic
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 24 x 17 x 9. To say the last few years have been politically, socially and emotionally “erratic” would be a significant understatement. Finding some stability and solace in the mid…
Eye-Con
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 12 x 13 x 10. Probably the most recognizable symbol of the Kustum Kulture movement born in the 1950’s in Southern California is the “Flying Eyeball” of Kenny Howard, aka “Von Dutch…
Punchline
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 19 x 18 x 11. "Punchline" A glance leads to staring, A stare leads to allure, Your eyes pursue each other down a path that’s not pure. You simply can’t stop it, You know it’s not r…
Seeking Solace (in Blue Denim)
Assemblage, Reclaimed Antique Objects, 27 x 19 x 10. “Seeking Solace” (In Blue Denim) Well worn Denim, soft and warming, Faded and shredding where knees and elbows caress it’s inner weave. Resilient, proud and protectiv…
Voracious
Assemblage, 24 x 26 x 13. "Voracious" Frame by frame, 18 frames per second, 1,080 frames per minute. A blue flame flickering, Through an opaque lens, Images whirring on a celluloid snake Harboring unseeing eyes. Vantabl…
The Morning After
Assemblage, 26" x 21" x 18". We have all had those times when we said or did something we were not very proud of. We openly criticized a friend for their beliefs, snapped at a loved one for something trivial or let our…
Pronghorn
Assemblage, 22 x 15 x 9. Immense Pronghorn herds, estimated to be 40 to 60 million strong, shared the shortgrass prairies of the western Great Plains and southwestern deserts with an untold number of bison and deer. Wit…
Fetish
Assemblage, 28" x 12" x 5". A fetish is a statue or object with magical power, like an amulet, talisman or good luck charm. Fetishes were protective figures used by individuals, families, or whole communities to destroy…
The Man in the Polka Dot Shirt
Assemblage, 34 x 12 x 8. When I was young man, my mother owned a tailoring business. I spent a great deal of time around sewing machines, fabrics and fashion. The foot treadle that I used as the torso for this piece ins…
Apparition
Assemblage, 29 x 26 x 16. I have always been fascinated with the ocean and aquatic life. As a kid, I watched every episode of SEA HUNT and read all the Jules Verne novels. The underwater adventures of Jacques Cousteau w…
Heart of a Boomer
Assemblage, 20" x 16" x 7". At age 15, I bought my first car, a 1955 Chevy Bel Air for $75. I did not have a license to drive but I would occasionally sneak out around the neighborhood and hope that the cops that lived…
Hand Me Downs
Assemblage, 14" x 12" x Each 4" wide. For most kids growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, roller skating was as common a past-time as video games are today. We had outdoor metal wheeled skates that could be adjusted and tigh…
Stargazer
Assemblage, 22" x 12" x 10". Several years ago my wife and I were on a trip through the high desert of AZ near the North Rim of the Grand Canyon on a beautiful cloudless night. Near the Vermillion Cliffs we stopped the…
Shaman
Assemblage, 27" x 14" x 10". Practicing shamanism is a way of life which changes one's perception of the world and how to communicate with it. In different shamanic traditions around the globe it is believed that the en…
Rolling Green
Assemblage, 15" x 13" x 12". The action movies that we Baby Boomers watched when we were kids featured all kinds of weird inventions, weapons and monsters. Catapults shot fiery loads at castle walls, the Trojan Horse fo…
Amargosa Wind
Assemblage, 28" x 8" x 16". The Amargosa Desert/River Valley lies along the Nevada/California border just east of Death Valley National Park. It is not as inhospitable as its famous neighbor to the west but it remains a…
(No Time For) The Refugee
Assemblage, 24" x 21" x 10". In 2015, the war in Syria created a desperate wave of refugees fleeing the shelling to seek a new life in Europe. Many left the sweltering and infested refugee camps of Lebanon and Turkey an…
Drakaina
Assemblage, 18" x 12" x 12". "Drakaina" is a collective name for the many variants of half female, half serpent/dragon personages that populate Greek mythology. Don't go looking for any deep significance or psychologica…
Quagmire
Assemblage, 22" x 17" x 10". "Quagmire" is my representation of the Viet Nam War and the intense social upheaval that occurred during that period. Our government intervened in Viet Nam in the naive belief that we could…
Rust Devil
Assemblage, 36" x 18" x 14". Living in the Mojave Desert you soon discover that there are very few days without any wind. Real tumbleweeds and "urban tumbleweeds" (plastic shopping bags) are often seen blowing across de…
Gargoyle
Assemblage, 19 x 12 x 5. The name gargoyle comes from the French legend of "La Gargouille," a fearsome dragon that terrorized the inhabitants of the town of Rouen. For centuries, according to the story, the dragon swall…
Excitable Boy
Assemblage, 24" x 13" x 14". Adolescence is a time of substantial neurobiological and behavioral change and has been traditionally associated with risk-taking and sensation-seeking behavior. These changes are usually be…