Hinged Kayak
Collection: Houston Airport System (HAS)
2010
Ash log and paint
Location:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
2800 N Terminal Rd
Houston, TX 77032
About the Artwork:
Hinged Kayak (2010)
by Jason Makepeace
Sculptor Jason Makepeace, born in Virginia in 1974, is a professor of sculpture and the Program Director for the Art and Design Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Makepeace has artist grants from the Dallas Museum of Art and the Houston Art Alliance and is an Edward Albee Foundation Fellow. His artwork has been featured in Italy, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, and throughout Texas. As well, Makepeace is an avid kayaker and became fascinated with the basic design of kayaks and canoes since they have not changed over thousands of years. He has a series of sculptures that explore the contrast between modern kayaks, often made with plastic, fiberglass, and/or carbon fiber, and the first canoes, which were cut from trees. Here is a piece that is carved out of ash wood that measures six inches high, 24 inches long, and two inches deep. Though painted blue and black to resemble a modern kayak, a hinge allows the kayak to be opened in half to reveal the wood grain underneath. This design contrasts the sleekness of modern-day kayaks with the history of the kayak from raw wood.
Kayak con Bisagras
por Jason Makepeace
El escultor Jason Makepeace, nacido en Virginia en 1974, es profesor de escultura y director del Programa de Arte y Diseño de la Universidad de Houston-Clear Lake. Makepeace ha recibido becas artísticas del Museo de Arte de Dallas y la Alianza de Arte de Houston, y es becario de la Fundación Edward Albee. Sus obras se han exhibido en Italia, Nueva York, Georgia, Carolina del Sur, Carolina del Norte, Tennessee, Illinois, Luisiana, Nueva Jersey, y en todo Texas. Makepeace es un apasionado del kayak y quedó fascinado con el diseño básico de kayaks y canoas, ya que no ha cambiado a lo largo de miles de años. Tiene una serie de esculturas que exploran el contraste entre los kayaks modernos, a menudo hechos de plástico, fibra de vidrio, o fibra de carbono, y las primeras canoas, que se cortaban de árboles. Aquí hay una obra tallada en madera de fresno que mide 15 cm de alto, 60 cm de largo, y 5 cm de profundidad. Aunque está pintada de azul y negro para asemejarse a un kayak moderno, una bisagra permite abrirla por la mitad para revelar la veta de la madera. Este diseño contrasta la elegancia de los kayaks modernos con la historia del kayak de madera sin tratar.
Hinged Kayak (2010)
by Jason Makepeace
Sculptor Jason Makepeace, born in Virginia in 1974, is a professor of sculpture and the Program Director for the Art and Design Program at the University of Houston-Clear Lake. Makepeace has artist grants from the Dallas Museum of Art and the Houston Art Alliance and is an Edward Albee Foundation Fellow. His artwork has been featured in Italy, New York, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jersey, and throughout Texas. As well, Makepeace is an avid kayaker and became fascinated with the basic design of kayaks and canoes since they have not changed over thousands of years. He has a series of sculptures that explore the contrast between modern kayaks, often made with plastic, fiberglass, and/or carbon fiber, and the first canoes, which were cut from trees. Here is a piece that is carved out of ash wood that measures six inches high, 24 inches long, and two inches deep. Though painted blue and black to resemble a modern kayak, a hinge allows the kayak to be opened in half to reveal the wood grain underneath. This design contrasts the sleekness of modern-day kayaks with the history of the kayak from raw wood.
Kayak con Bisagras
por Jason Makepeace
El escultor Jason Makepeace, nacido en Virginia en 1974, es profesor de escultura y director del Programa de Arte y Diseño de la Universidad de Houston-Clear Lake. Makepeace ha recibido becas artísticas del Museo de Arte de Dallas y la Alianza de Arte de Houston, y es becario de la Fundación Edward Albee. Sus obras se han exhibido en Italia, Nueva York, Georgia, Carolina del Sur, Carolina del Norte, Tennessee, Illinois, Luisiana, Nueva Jersey, y en todo Texas. Makepeace es un apasionado del kayak y quedó fascinado con el diseño básico de kayaks y canoas, ya que no ha cambiado a lo largo de miles de años. Tiene una serie de esculturas que exploran el contraste entre los kayaks modernos, a menudo hechos de plástico, fibra de vidrio, o fibra de carbono, y las primeras canoas, que se cortaban de árboles. Aquí hay una obra tallada en madera de fresno que mide 15 cm de alto, 60 cm de largo, y 5 cm de profundidad. Aunque está pintada de azul y negro para asemejarse a un kayak moderno, una bisagra permite abrirla por la mitad para revelar la veta de la madera. Este diseño contrasta la elegancia de los kayaks modernos con la historia del kayak de madera sin tratar.