RECENT WORK
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Classic Bieder was the first in this line of Biedermeier inspired one of a kind clocks. The most "classic" of the series to date. Mixed Media- 17x8.5x8.5 - 2007
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Inspired by the Craftsman tradition and combined with Biedermeier elements this clock is 22.5x5x4 2007
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Inspired by the Craftsman tradition and combined with Biedermeier elements this clock is 22.5x5x4 2007
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Inspired by the wackiness of the Memphis design movement, this clock still owes some allegiance to the Biedermeier style. 20x17x5 2007
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Another hand painted face by Linda Hancock of Madison Wisconsin.
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Architectually inspired, this is the first clock with a pendulum movement. It is strictly decorative and does not affect the movement. 25" tall 2008
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Using Biedermeier design elements in a more organic manner, this clock became very voluptuous. Hence its name! 21x13x7 2008
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Using a Classic Greek theme coupled with a Biedermeier aesthetic, this clock references certain Biedermeier cabinet work. 14"W x 9"D x 24"H 2009
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This piece combines elements of Art Deco and Biedermeier. 27"H x 11"D 2009
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The face is actually a reproduction of an 1820's Biedermeier wallpaper.
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Laminated baltic birch and mahogany, bubinga waterfall veneer - lacquered and hand-painted soft maple. Computer generated clock face. 18"W x 4.5"D x 11"H
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This clock was inspired by the work of American sculptor, Donald Judd. It is the largest of the clocks at 18" wide and 28" high. The materials are mahogany, fiddleback maple and quilted maple veneer.
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One of my more whimsical clocks, Blender Bieder is referencing both organic and mechanical sources. The materials are painted poplar, leopard wood, and Paela wood. It is 21" high
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Another attempt on the lighter side. The iconic Biedermeier chairback becomes the arms and legs in Buff Bieder. He is then topped with a copper-leafed crown. paint on poplar and soft maple, painted brass, computer generated clock-face, copper leaf - 30"H x 19"W x 8"D
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Another fun one, although a little more formal. The "Bagel" was turned on a lathe in two parts and then glued together. - Baltic birch veneered with Tasmanian Myrtle fiddleback, beech veneer on maple substrate, turned soft maple, black lacquer on maple, painted surfaces, 21" X 21" X 7"
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The first in a series of Bieder clocks paying homage to the wacky 50's. This one is referencing George Nelson's 1950's iconic Ball Clock which is still in production by Vitra Corporation in Germany. Laminated Baltic birch and masonite, bleached mahogany, carved poplar, steel and laminates. 20"L x 9"W x 27"H
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The second in a series of Bieder clocks paying homage to the art and design of the 50's. While not specifically an artist who rose to maturity in the 1950's, Alexander Calder's mobiles nevertheless conjure up distinct forms that we associate with 50's design. Curly maple veneer, ebony, poplar, and steel. 42"W X 37"H
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A detail showing the dual clockfaces. The clockface on the right is standard while the second one has mirror image clockface and the timepiece runs in reverse.
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This piece was inspired by the work of the great Japanese/American sculptor and designer, Isamu Noguchi. The wire form references a table that Noguchi designed in 1954. Mahogany, steel, poplar, graphite, copper metallic paint. 27" X 11" dia
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This piece pays tribute to the great architect/designer and co-founder of the Wiener Werkstätte -Josef Hoffmann. The very formal design and use of the grid is vintage Hoffmann from about 1899 to 1907. 9" x 6.25" x 19" - leopard wood and lacquered maple.
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A Biedermeier play on Salvador Dali's painting, "The Persistence of Memory" The sculptural tableaux references another Dali painting. 13"W x 15"D x 24'H cherry, carved and painted basswood
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I have great admiration for Joan Miro since he moved so effortlessly between the two dimensional and three dimensional worlds. This piece combines several Miro inspired elements and a Biedermeier three legged pedestal base.
cherry, painted basswood, steel, brass 30” X 17” dia
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The "spider" is metal, the balancing creature is painted brass wire, the hand is carved and painted basswood and the creature being held in the hand is basswood and metal
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This piece references Man Ray’s iconic Le Cadeau from 1921- a clothes iron with tacks glued on the bottom. My iron is situated atop a classic Biedermeier style three column table.
Maple, french ash burl veneer, ash, carved basswood with bronze coating, tulipwood, roofing nails 32”H x 10”Dia 2011
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The iron is carved basswood with a bronze coating and wax patinas. The handle is turned tulipwood. The table is french ash burl veneer over MDF substrate with turned maple columns and feet,
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The newest addition to the Bieder clock series is Magritte Bieder. This piece draws its inspiration from René Magritte's iconic surrealist painting, "Time Transfixed". It is the first wall-hung piece in this series. curly maple and curly maple veneer, painted maple and basswood, aluminum and paper maché. 36"H X 19"W X 19"D
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My interest in the Russian Avante Guard was the impetous for this new piece which references the work of Kasimir Malevich and Dynamic Suprematism. cherry, lacquered maple, painted poplar and basswod 24" x 24" x 10"
