There on the left stands CLE metalsmith and artist Stephen Yusko. Contrary to popular belief, that mean-looking chunk of steel in front of him is
not primarily used by cartoon coyotes in ill-begotten attempts to halt Roadrunners. Yusko is one of those rare artisans who still forges yellow-hot steel into brilliant sculptures with that anvil and a hammer. Yusko, along with Garrett Weider and Dana Depew were the focus of
this feature I wrote for the latest
CAN Journal.
All three of these gents are at once old school and cutting edge. What a kick it was to meet them and hang out in their studios.
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| A workbench in Yusko's studio. Dig some of that metal work. |
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| One of Yusko's ideas coming to fruition. |
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Yusko told me that pieces of iron such as this are used as currency
in some parts of the world. |
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| Dana Depew in front of a heap of raw material in his studio. |
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| A humble ego courtesy of Depew. |
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| Two Depew characters holding court above a discarded Bob Evans "B." |
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| In Weider's world, words are images and images are words. |
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| Dead soldiers overseeing the action in Weider's studio. |
Extreme CLE love? HELL YEAH.
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2 comments:
Cool stuff. Love recycled, found objects.
RJ
Too long on the sunny beaches of Southern California and Hawaii has left me as too much of a candy ass to come back to my home town. It's nice seeing these glimpses of Cleveland from you.
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