Lewis Colburn

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Anxious Machine (A Diagram Stiffly Waiting for Relief), 2024. 87” x 39” x 49” Salvaged pine, basswood, walnut, marble, brass, aluminum, copper, electrical and electronic components, coral, air pump, server rack components, iron g
More details. Scrap copper skeletal hand, after a week in an ammonia fume patina (grocery store ammonia, salt), delicately holding a turned wooden bowl. Next is figuring out how to mount it on on the rest of the piece. #sculpture #studio #workinpro
WIP. Brass mount and frame for a piece of (aquarium?) coral I found on the sidewalk in Kensington a couple of weeks ago. Fascinating object, and I love to contemplate the story of it arriving on the street. Where did this grow, how was it harvested,
Philadelphia friends! Please join me this Thursday, 5-7pm at the Study at University City. I'm excited to share this new work with the world- hope to see you there!
Just installed a little show today at the Study at University City. Excited to show the new Rock Drill piece. Open as of today, but please join me Thursday November 30th from 5-7pm for a reception. #sculpture #contemporaryart
A Fallible Adapter (After the Rock Drill), 2023. 80” x 49” x 44” Salvaged pine, concrete, aluminum, brass, found 3D printer components, electronics, various tanks, plumbing components, slate, marble, LEDs and computer case fan. I
Details of a new thing nearing completion. I've been trying to salvage more materials and objects and let them shape the work. The past months have been fruitful- finding all manner of tanks and vessels, and one day I stumbled upon a whole 3D printer
Such a treat to see this fellow in person, gurgling and spitting water, as part of This is Out of Hand at @icaatmeca. Very excited for the symposium tomorrow. Some highlights- among so many great works- 1 - that's me! 2- @ginasiepel 3- @rauldelara
Very excited to announce the opening of A World Lit Only by Fire at Stockton University. New work by myself and Taylor Baldwin ( @baldwints ), organized by Jed Morfit ( @jedmorfit ).The show runs through November 12th, with an artist talk on Tuesday
Almost ready for finishing. My copy of Jacob Epstein's Torso in Metal from the Rock Drill, made entirely from materials salvaged from Kensington, Philadelphia. As usual this is just one element of something larger but I'm feeling good about it so far
Installed a whole bunch of work at Stockton University today, for a two person show with @baldwints The show doesn't open until next month, but I'm very excited at the opportunity to share these works with the world. Most of them come from deep pande
My wooden copy of the Torso in Metal is coming together. Really satisfying challenge to make this robotic, geometric form from wood- the original was modeled in plaster. Swipe for progress and pix of the original 1913-1915 sculpture by Jacob Epstein.
Very excited to be included in This Is Out of Hand at @icaatmeca curated by Josh Reiman @jtreiman . Incredible roster of artists thinking in all possible ways about the idea of carving. I'll be showing this piece from early 2021, titled Provisional
This one is almost done. A long journey with lots of detours and changes, but it feels right now. Thinking about worry, rupture and the ways our built environment isn't ready for the world we've made. I feel like I'm still coming out of the pandemic
Details. Salvaged copper pipe, aluminum, brass, candles. More to be revealed soon. #sculpture #workinprogress #studio #contemporaryart
Getting ready for a couple shows this summer/fall. Nice to see conversations taking shape across the pieces. Stay tuned! #sculpture #workinprogress #contemporaryart
New wall buddy. Found and fabricated building materials etc. This Was Never a Good Idea in the First Place, 2023. Plywood, epoxy clay, gypsum cement, walnut, brass, steel, aluminum and copper. 43" x 18" x 16" #sculpture #studio