Mark Prier

Artwork

Reconstituted Post (63 Offcuts), 2018

Reconstituted Post (63 Offcuts) is made up of red pine removed from 4" x 4" x 8' posts used in past sculptures. Here they have been reassembled on a metal rod to create a new 4" x 4" x 8' “post.”

Materials: red pine, pine, metal components.

A sculpture of red pine post offcuts of varying lengths held together by an eight-foot-long threaded rod that goes through the middle of each. Each offcut is randomly rotated. A sculpture of red pine post offcuts of varying lengths held together by an eight-foot-long threaded rod that goes through the middle of each. Each offcut is randomly rotated.
A close-up of a sculpture of red pine post offcuts of varying lengths held together by an eight-foot-long threaded rod that goes through the middle of each. Each offcut is randomly rotated. The sculpture diagonally cuts across the picture from upper left to lower right. A close-up of a sculpture of red pine post offcuts of varying lengths held together by an eight-foot-long threaded rod that goes through the middle of each. Each offcut is randomly rotated. The sculpture horizontally cuts across the picture from left to right. A close-up of one end of a sculpture of red pine post offcuts of varying lengths held together by an eight-foot-long threaded rod that goes through the middle of each. Each offcut is randomly rotated. There is a metal washer and hex nut holding on the last offcut.