Michael Culhane... Metal, kinetic, and film...

Michael Culhane... Metal, kinetic, and film industry art Los Angeles, CA Fine art website for metal fabrication of small interior art and wind or water powered kinetic public art. I also make film reel art for the film industry.   Galleries   1. Kinetic Artwork Garden, kinetic artwork.   2. Public art All sculptures are located in Los Angeles Ca.   3. Conceptual film industry art One facet of my work is about the insights I get from long time directors to retiring prop masters as they express a sense of loss in the changing film industry. It's a whole culture within itself and at the same time a reflection of all of humanity. Love, creation, cancellation, rebirth, teamwork, hope, individualism, and failure are just some of the feelings I have tried to relay.   4. Copper works My favorite material is copper. It's soft and heavy so it has to be precise to let it move with wind or water but the patina it achieves is beautifully organic and will continue to change.   5. Studio City Bridge Finial Proposal This is a proposed project that is working it's way through the L.A. "Adopt a Median" program in Studio City. Two of these finials will be installed on the Moorpark bridge close to Laurel Canyon.

Contact zhibit.org/kinetic1 Sign guestbook | Send message  About My inspirations come from the L.A. lifestyle that I grew up in, contrasting the slick hurried feel of the city on one hand with the organic embrace of the mountains and miles of beach on the other. My kinetic work tries to bring some of the the wind and waves back into this city. I often use discarded film reels rescued from the archives of major studios, giving them a new life in this age of digital.