“We mimic the steps”/ Field Stone, Steel, Enamel Paint, and Lithography Ink / Variable sizes each stone 52 lb. average / 2010 “We mimic the steps” was a commissioned outdoor installation piece for a client in Louisville, KY. The stones seen here were from fallen stone walls on the property. After being altered they were …
Author: Daniel Graham
The Weight is in the Front
“The Weight is in the Front” / Ebony with Lithography on panel / 15 in x 7 in / 2011 From the frontal perspective this work appears to be blank. It is only from alternative angles that the printed image reveals itself.
Mountains Valleys and Table Legs
“Mountains, Valleys, and Table Legs” This series of works is based off of creating dialog between two seemingly unrelated images. Founded in the idea of personal belief systems, these images speak to times of change in life while the framework of belief remains foundational and unchanging. “My Enemies are Men Like Me” / Woodcut on …
Like String and Cans Through Walls
Like String and Cans Through WallsBlack Iron metal, Enamel paint, and Concrete The work etches historic images into steel over time by the exposure to the elements. It consists of six panels on three curved structures and is informed and inspired by the early settlement in New Albany, IN.
Cradle
Cradle / Walnut, cedar and maple / 2007 This was a set of chairs I made to resemble a courting bench. They were made to function apart and together. I made them to document how I have seen the relationship I have with my wonderful wife. I have always liked the way these two woods …
Spent Embers of Harvest Time
“Spent Embers of Harvest Time” / Purpleheart, cherry, spalted birch, and steel / 19 in x 15 in x 30 in / 2005 This chair was built as a performative element for viewer interaction. It serves as a reading and writing chair with drawers below for page and book storage.
Obdormition
“Obdormition” / Maple, mahogany, red suede, ink and rust on paper / 22 in x 22in x 42 in / 2005 This chair rocks while a sitter is in it, otherwise it falls over. Obdormition is the medical term for a limb that has fallen asleep. This chair was part of a performance piece for …
Hidden Hues
“Hidden Hues” / Ambrosia maple, cherry, ipe, pommela sepele, steel, acrylic balls, lithographs of paper / 13 in x 13 in x 18 in / 2005 Inspired by a childhood experience of wondering what was inside a can of spray paint, this chair is built to the scale of a child but engineered for an …