My work shifts between art, craft and design. Combining elements from a broad scope of commercial metalworking and construction methodology that includes commercial fabrication and machinist skills as well as traditional blacksmithing techniques, over 30 years of experience. My sculptures can be found art, constructavist assemblages and free form linear monoliths. I create macquettes for an imagined future, playing with scale juxtapositions, improbable futuristic narratives residing in liminal spaces.

The material choices I make are informed by my environment. My inventory of supply comes from the location I am immersed in at the time, remaining flexible. I scour garage sales, thrift shops and junk piles, choosing objects that reflect the nature of my suburban cultural experience. Recently, I have began collecting insects and studying them under a microscopic lens which has opened a new level of critical thinking about the nature of the environment and my relationship with it. At once a metaphor for how much we can miss if we don’t stop to take a closer and closer looks.

Brendan Duggan