John W. Hughes

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Welcome to the official site of acclaimed sculptor John W. Hughes. Most of the the work displayed on this site is available for purchase, please visit the Contact link above to inquire.

“Most of the wood used in these works has been collected over the past 40 years. It was all discarded wood. The walnut slabs I used came from orchards being torn out to make way for developing, housing tracks etc.”

Bronze

“Bronze is permanent. It will last for millenniums. Each sculpture is hand made of wax, only a mold for straight I-beams is used and the wax I-beam is hand bent while still soft out of the mold. No two are alike.

Cardboard

“There is unnoticed beauty in cardboard and the paper we get every day in packaging. I like to use these materials with the mystery of having the viewer figure out where the paper came from such as the corrugated paper coffee cup sleeve on hot coffee.”

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About

Sculptor John W. Hughes is a native of the San Francisco Bay area. Much of his work, and the materials used in his work, relate to the transformation of this region over the years that he has witnessed first hand.

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Inspiration for my work

“Two of the artists that influenced me are Alexander Calder and Frank Stella. Calder’s mobiles are like the hanging I-beams with prefab walls and I-beam parts lifted up by cranes to make buildings that were everywhere in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Many of my sculptures have hanging parts. Frank Stella used bent parallel lines in his paintings and sculptures. The wood I-beams are made of strips of wood glued together in parallel lines. Each I-beam has 10 to 12 strips to make it up. “

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