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Palace of Ming Sculpture

Richard Arfsten

United States

Sculpture, Metal on Aluminium

Size: 12 W x 30 H x 6 D in

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ABOUT THE ARTWORK

Palace of Ming Ming The Merciless was the villain in the Flash Gordon space adventure TV show in the 1950's when I was a young boy. He was my hero. I had many drawings of my new and improved rocket ships taped to my bedroom walls. Flash's rocket ship was way too hokey even for me as a 8 year old. The buildings in the advertisements were fantastic. I bombed in architecture school because I could not handle the math. When it came to imagination I did not have any problems. With my casting I did not need any math. They are just a whole lot smaller. You might say I am ahead of my time or just plane wacko. I like to make a little story so the viewer can get a clue as to what is going on in my mind. For many years I experimented with lost foam casting. These are all one chance experiments because the pattern is destroyed and lost forever. They are all unique one of a kind. I cannot recover the development costs as can be done with the traditional art casting process of making multiple pieces in an edition. This is reflected in the pricing. The advantage is I can do things that cannot be done with normal casting methods. If this sculpture interests you there is much more on this site. Go to the upper right top and enter "Arfsten sculpture" in the search box to see many styles and themes of my work.

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Sculpture:

Metal on Aluminium

Original:

One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:

12 W x 30 H x 6 D in

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I have an ambitious approach to life ... and to art ... make something happen every day ... but most of all have fun doing it! A sculptor first, and now working in 2D, I do my best to do just that. Presented here are examples of some of my work. •• My sculpture runs the gamut from abstract, to figurative, to architectural. The materials and methods used are diverse ... from figures modeled in clay or wax, then cast in pewter or bronze ... to aluminum maquettes (produced by evaporative pattern casting) which serve as the 3D blueprints for the pieces that are enlarged and fabricated from sheet metal of all kinds. •• My 2D pieces range from abstract to figurative. You’ll find Originals done in oils or acrylic, one-of-a-kind monotypes, collages, mixed media paintings, and more ... I love working in all mediums. Some of my 2D work may be available as reproductions on this site. ••• MY FASCINATION WITH SCIENCE FICTION & MAKE BELIEVE - When I was in second grade, television was new and the hottest thing. The "Adventures of Flash Gordon" was my favorite program. There was only one kid in the neighborhood who had a TV. We, all the kids, gathered at his house for every episode. I was a huge fan of the characters. Flash was cool and my hero. Dale Arden was OK but Princess Aura was way cooler because she was naughty. Ming The Mercilous was very interesting. But Dr. Zarkov and his super duper telescope - that could see into time forwards and backwards, far and near - was the star of the show for me. The spaceship was really hoakey. You could see the wire that it was traveling on and the little puffs of smoke coming out of it were a joke, even for me. But the concept of the show was magical. Also at that time there were radio shows about space travel and aliens and monsters. I would listen to those shows with my grandfather as I sat on the floor next to the big wooden box radio so I could get the full impact of the sounds. •• These shows inspired me to draw spaceships, mostly "new and improved" versions of Flash's ship. I taped them all over my bedroom walls. At night I would travel with Flash. We would go to distant parts of the Universe and explore ancient ruins - like what I saw in National Geographic when I was not looking at the bare-breasted girls of exotic cultures. (I think artists and sculptors, are to a large part, voyeurs.) Those memories pop up in my art over and over. •• Faces also intrigue and inspire me.

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