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OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
by Peter Powning
This is a range of work done in materials specifically suited for outdoor placement. Corten steel was designed to be used in bridge building. It forms a protective layer of rust which prevents further corrosive rusting once formed. I've recently added cast iron to the list of outdoor materials I use. It does rust, but it rusts beautifully with a great range of colours, lasts extremely well and has tremendous expressive and working qualities. Bronze, glass, stone and stainless steel all stand weather very well.
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Stacked Integer
Cast iron, granite, glass, cast bronze and copper. 91" tall on a 28" x 19" granite base. This piece will be shown by Habatat at Chicago SOFA 2002.
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C R U X 8 feet tall x 31" w x 8" deep base 4' x 4' Designed to be installed indoors or out with or without base. |
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THIS 74" tall x 24" x 16" Glass, copper, corten steel, cast bronzeand granite. Suitable for outdoors. 03.02 SOLD
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| DARK POURING LIGHT 8' 8" tall Cast iron, glass, cast bronze, copper and black granite 03.20
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E C H O
9' tall Glass, cast bronze, cast iron, corten steel base-plate and Bay of Fundy beach stone SOLD
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Stone Stela Corten steel, glass, woodgrain granite and cast bronze. 90" tall x 8" deep x 24" wide Available.
Comes with a hidden stainless installation bracket for outdoor location.
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Beach Scroll
80" tall x 36" wide at base x 22" deep at base. Corten steel, cast bronze, slumped glass, copper, lead, granite and Bay of Fundy beach stone. Available. This piece is suitable for inddors or outside in a secure location.
On location at Habatat Galleries in Boca Raton, Florida.
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Detail shots of Beach Scroll. |
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READERS BENCH
This is a commissioned piece for the Class of '04 at the University of New Brunswick in honour of retiring Professor Peter C. Kent. It is cast bronze and stone and is located in Jacob's Yard on the Fredericton campus of UNB.
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SHARD
9' tall x 12" x 2" (30" x 18" base) Cast bronze, corten steel and glass. Available.
Suitable for outdoors. |
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Moonshadow 9 feet tall Stone, glass and cast bronze Commissioned work. |
OUTDOOR SCULPTURE:
materials and longevity
Glass, cast iron, bronze, stone, Corten steel and stainless steel are
materials that will all stand the elements over a prolonged period. It
is not my intention that my outdoor work be completely unaffected by exposure.
The work is intended to “settle in” to its site and mature with
age, taking on a site-specific patina as a result of sun, wind and rain.
Glass is essentially impervious to the elements but obviously can be damaged by vandals or being struck. Work that includes glass needs to be thoughtfully sited.
Cast iron and Corten steel rust, which forms a protective surface layer
of oxidized metal. Corten steel was designed for bridge building. Cast
iron has been used for a couple of centuries for outdoor purposes such
as manhole covers, bridgework, bollards etc. We have found cast iron stove
parts that have been in our hedgerows for at least 50 years with no obvious
signs of deterioration other than surface rust and pitting. My work is
intended to mature with age; rust is part of that process. Once a piece
has time to stabilize it will change very slowly over time.
The granite I use in my work is essentially impervious to the weather.
Other materials will possibly leave stains on the stone’s surface
as the sculpture becomes rain washed. This is an intended effect, although
such stains will usually wash off. It is my feeling that such staining
enhances the sculpture.
Cast bronze has excellent exterior longevity. It will continue to weather
but this will only add richness to its initial patina.
Combined, these materials provide a complexity and richness to the sculpture
that time and siting improve upon.
