Rusty Crocodiles – the Art of Scott Rolfe

In December I started the first of a series of artpieces that use aquatic and brown tones. I called it “Boxes of Shipwreck” and you can read about it here. It has since sold, but another person expressed interest in it, so I decided to make a companion piece as well. I never did show a picture of that work on this blog, so here it is now:

Boxes of Turtle

I called this one “Boxes of Turtle,” for obvious reasons. Though only going to Canada, it had a much rougher ride than the one going to Australia did. It arrived with the top piece of metal dented, a bottom piece knocked off completely and the glass, which is over an inch thick, cracked. The first parts could be fixed, but the glass of course could not. So we both decided, in the spirit of Marcel DuChamp, that the Postal Service finished the piece for me.

I then decided to make a third, and probably final piece. In the following two progress photos, please not the difference between the glass:

As you can see I decided to take the bumpy ride that Piece #2 suffered in the mail and incorporate it into the series. As the theme is shipwreck, you would expect to see some cracked glass after all. So In #3, I went and threw the glass against the concrete a few times. Considering I had to actually throw the glass at the concrete to get the above results, it makes me wonder whether the Post Office threw the package from the top of a four story building.

Anyways, here are a few final shots of “Boxes of Shipwrecks II” which is the third in the series but is “II” because piece #2 is called Boxes of Turtle. Always good to be clear.

Boxes of Shipwreck II

Boxes of Shipwreck II - Right Angle

Boxes of Shipwreck II - Left Angle

Boxes of Shipwreck II is 12 x 9 x 4 inches. It is available and is $400. Feel free to contact me or also check out other assemblages.