Roddy Wildeman

Fractured Starburst Triangulum II

2017

CUBE, PYRAMID & SPHERE is a major work created over a five-year period. It is a variable installation, composed of 4 geometric sculptures of high-fired clay pigmented with oxides, a block of wood found in the ocean, river gravel, limestone, and slate shattered to fragments. Note the surface textures, the ground of natural stone, the colors black, umber, copper and tan throughout, the pattern of slate fragments. CUBE, PYRAMID & SPHERE is characteristic of Wortman's practice – warm, contemporary, uniquely crafted, yet speaks to ancient, primitive traditions of art-making that cross cultures and histories. Highly attuned to the art of Africa, the Middle East, India and Asia, his forms are organic abstracts with masculine and feminine attributes that resonate together as a pleasing enigma. They make sense immediately, yet never give up all their secrets. CUBE, PYRAMID & SPHERE was exhibited at BASE: Immersive Art Experiences, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY, 2017. It was also reproduced in Tussle Magazine, alongside "An Interview with Harold Wortsman...

Twister '23 II slate and pigmented and sealed steel 34.5" (height) x 11.5" (width) x 6" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my s...

Pointe (Kyklos III) slate and pigmented and sealed steel 46" (height) x 20" (width) x 8" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my ...

Sagitta (Link) granite and galvanized and powder-coated steel 42.5" (height) x 37" (width) x 12" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are centra...

“Over the last twenty years, I have put together an extensive amount of research towards the intersections and thresholds between painting, sculpture, and drawing. My aim is to produ...

“Over the last twenty years, I have put together an extensive amount of research towards the intersections and thresholds between painting, sculpture, and drawing. My aim is to produ...

POINTE 2016 Slate/pigmented and sealed steel 22.5" (height) x 23" (width) x 6" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture....

Sentinel (Rocker) NY State slate/pigmented and sealed steel 39" (height) x 17" (width) x 6" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in ...

Lunge 17 Slate/pigmented and sealed steel 17" (height) x 27" (width) x 5" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The ...

Lunge 2-20 Slate/pigmented and sealed steel 14" (height) x 27" (width) x 6" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. Th...