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| Scott Cawood at the Ricco Gallery June 12th - August 2nd Opening Reception Friday June 12th 6-8pm |
METAL SCULPTOR SCOTT CAWOOD
OPENS SHOW JUNE 12 AT RICCO GALLERY
IN SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Scott Cawood, a metal artist whose works range from a golden-beaked, forged steel American eagle designed to perch on a motorcycle gas tank, to a
steel cityscape of Annapolis, Maryland, will open a one-man show of his works on June 12, 2009 at Ricco Gallery in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
The public is invited to an opening reception at the gallery from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 12. The show will continue indefinitely, including throughout the
Contemporary American Theater Festival— from July 8 to August 2-- that attracts thousands of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore-area residents to
Shepherdstown annually. The gallery is located at 125 W. German Street, the main street of the town. Shepherdstown is less than a 1.5-hour drive from
Washington, D.C. or Baltimore.
“Scott Cawood is a uniquely gifted sculptor whose fertile imagination matches his consummate skills. Ricco Gallery is proud to be able to offer this
extensive, varied collection of his works,” says gallery owner Riccardo Accurso.
Cawood, whose studio is in Antietam, Maryland, got his metalworking start repairing helicopters in the Coast Guard in the 1970’s. Subsequently he
studied at Turley’s Forge and Blacksmithing School in Santa Fe, N. M. and with master blacksmith Daniel Hurwitz in Brownsville, Md. Over the years his
wide variety of imaginative metal sculptures have appeared in shows in New York, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Miami, New Orleans and Las Vegas,
among others.
“Sirens of Ti Chopper,” a life-sized motorcycle sculpture featuring a blue-eyed Siren figurehead with her hair flowing behind her in the wind, is on
permanent display at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “Crane Cool Wings,” a 6-foot tall bird, whose spindly wings were fashioned from
windshield wipers, can be seen at the Baltimore Public Works Museum. The House of Lounge lingerie shop in New Orleans has sold Cawood’s metal
sculptures of bustiers and spike heels. Other works, including a re-creation of the National Mall and downtown Washington, D.C. in steel, are in private
collections. His sculpture is also featured in two recent coffee-table art books: “From Fire To Form,” by Mathew S Clarke, and “Found Object Art II,” by Tina
Skinner.
Included in the show will be four works in a new series the artist has dubbed “Feral.” Cawood explains “it all has to do with the idea of returning to the
wild ...about our tendencies from within bubbling up from the surface.” One of the series, a figure of a head that also is a lamp is “Fu Manchu.” With a
stake of forged concrete rebar running horizontally through his nose and a spiky crown of drill bits “ says Cawood, “Fu Manchu is a self-portrait of the wild
man that lives within me…my soul warrior.”
For more information on the show—including opportunities to meet the artist personally on Sundays--contact Ricco Gallery, 304-876-6901 or e-mail:
ellenhof@citlink.net .
OPENS SHOW JUNE 12 AT RICCO GALLERY
IN SHEPHERDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
Scott Cawood, a metal artist whose works range from a golden-beaked, forged steel American eagle designed to perch on a motorcycle gas tank, to a
steel cityscape of Annapolis, Maryland, will open a one-man show of his works on June 12, 2009 at Ricco Gallery in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
The public is invited to an opening reception at the gallery from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, June 12. The show will continue indefinitely, including throughout the
Contemporary American Theater Festival— from July 8 to August 2-- that attracts thousands of Washington, D.C. and Baltimore-area residents to
Shepherdstown annually. The gallery is located at 125 W. German Street, the main street of the town. Shepherdstown is less than a 1.5-hour drive from
Washington, D.C. or Baltimore.
“Scott Cawood is a uniquely gifted sculptor whose fertile imagination matches his consummate skills. Ricco Gallery is proud to be able to offer this
extensive, varied collection of his works,” says gallery owner Riccardo Accurso.
Cawood, whose studio is in Antietam, Maryland, got his metalworking start repairing helicopters in the Coast Guard in the 1970’s. Subsequently he
studied at Turley’s Forge and Blacksmithing School in Santa Fe, N. M. and with master blacksmith Daniel Hurwitz in Brownsville, Md. Over the years his
wide variety of imaginative metal sculptures have appeared in shows in New York, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Miami, New Orleans and Las Vegas,
among others.
“Sirens of Ti Chopper,” a life-sized motorcycle sculpture featuring a blue-eyed Siren figurehead with her hair flowing behind her in the wind, is on
permanent display at the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. “Crane Cool Wings,” a 6-foot tall bird, whose spindly wings were fashioned from
windshield wipers, can be seen at the Baltimore Public Works Museum. The House of Lounge lingerie shop in New Orleans has sold Cawood’s metal
sculptures of bustiers and spike heels. Other works, including a re-creation of the National Mall and downtown Washington, D.C. in steel, are in private
collections. His sculpture is also featured in two recent coffee-table art books: “From Fire To Form,” by Mathew S Clarke, and “Found Object Art II,” by Tina
Skinner.
Included in the show will be four works in a new series the artist has dubbed “Feral.” Cawood explains “it all has to do with the idea of returning to the
wild ...about our tendencies from within bubbling up from the surface.” One of the series, a figure of a head that also is a lamp is “Fu Manchu.” With a
stake of forged concrete rebar running horizontally through his nose and a spiky crown of drill bits “ says Cawood, “Fu Manchu is a self-portrait of the wild
man that lives within me…my soul warrior.”
For more information on the show—including opportunities to meet the artist personally on Sundays--contact Ricco Gallery, 304-876-6901 or e-mail:
ellenhof@citlink.net .
Wednesday & Thursday 3:00 - 8:00pm
Friday & Saturday 11:00am - 8:00pm
*Sunday's "Meet the Artist" 10am - 5:00pm
* On Sundays through Aug 2, Scott will be at the Gallery all
day to talk about his work and to answer of your questions.
Friday & Saturday 11:00am - 8:00pm
*Sunday's "Meet the Artist" 10am - 5:00pm
* On Sundays through Aug 2, Scott will be at the Gallery all
day to talk about his work and to answer of your questions.