Cubes (Cubed) with Artist Cubes (Cubed) is my response to the current economic downturn (2008 to 2012). My answer to what I should do about it and how to continue as an artist. I raised my fist at the universe and decided to go big. This is by far the largest studio sculpture I’ve ever created. That is, I created this work for my own delight with no...
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Bronze 6’6″ x 2’5″ x 8″ 2.1 x .65 x .2 meters $43,000 This incredible bronze sculpture inspires nearly all who see it. James rarely works in pure bronze without it being a commission due to the cost of raw materials and the time it takes to make everything perfect, but he was inspired to take a leap of faith on this beautiful...
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Stainless Steel & Urethane Paint 2.50 x 1.10 x 1 meters (8′ 2″ x 3′ 6″ x 3′ 8″) $26,000 “Tuareg Moon”, and it’s sister piece, Tuareg Sun” were inspired by the Tuareg Nomads of the Sahara Desert. Recent travels found me about 20 kilometers past Timbuktu, and out into the most desolate place imaginable. This...
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Stainless Steel & Columnar Basalt 7’11″ x 2′ x 1’9″ 2.74 x .60 x .53 Meters $5,800 Mist over the Sound Heron sketches a new day Its beak draws the lines – James Kelsey I’m often asked, “how long did that sculpture take you”, and my answer is oftentimes, “x number of days or weeks...
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Painted Steel, Stainless Steel and Chinese Marble 5’5″ x 1’9″ x 2′ 1.67 x .55 x .6 meters $3,200 Bound Trident is a beautiful piece and fits very well within any garden setting. Because of its gorgeous green and white marble base, it’s also a wonderful indoor sculpture adding color and interest to any interior...
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Aircraft Aluminum Variable: 6 feet to 27 feet tall (2 x 8 meters) AVAILABLE: “Primary Geometry-Yellow:5″ ($8,100) (not pictured, but similar to the silver piece below and yellow– This will be corrected in the near future.) “Primary Geometry is a series that I’ve been wanting to explore since my career as a sculptor began over a decade ago....
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Painted Steel & Stainless Steel 49″ x 24″ x 14″ 125 x 61 x 36cm $3,800 Personal meaning is lost in the favor of pure abstraction of Kyoto Obelisk. The ancient form is re-thought in this more modern take. This fully-realized sculpture is actually a model for two larger pieces that James is looking to have commissions taken. One version would be a...
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Carved and Polished Columnar Basalt 4’6″ x 1’2″ x 1′ 137 x 37 x 30 cm (each) $16,000 THE PROCESS: This piece is an example of an experiment going extremely right! It started with the concept of simply wondering if it could be done, and a year later, it was decided that, indeed, it could. The speakers you now see are attempts #4 and #5....
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Stainless Steel Cover with Galvanized Steel Pages 12″ x 11″ x 2″ 30 x 27 x 5 cm 40 lbs (18kgs) Not For Sale (for any reasonable price) ‘Burn THIS’ is a statement against those Americans who feel justified and moral in banning, and to a more radical extent, burning books. The title and author of a book that has been banned or burned has been...
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Recycled Steel 14″ x 10 x 9″ 36 x 25 x 23 cm $450 I’m not a figurative sculptor. I’m not a figurative sculptor. I’m not a figurative sculptor. I’m not a figurative sculptor. I begged and pleaded with my muse that I should see something… ANYTHING other than a ‘duck’ in these lowly scraps of recycled steel and...
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Enameled Steel and Polished Columnar Basalt 3′ 8″ x 2′ 3″ x 1′ 1.12 x .66 x .30 meters Not For Sale (Artist’s Collection) This is Officially the first piece ever created by Mr. Kelsey and is in his private collection. Please do not hold this horrendously bad picture against him; he did not take it. Actually, it is the one and only...
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Powder coated and Painted Recycled Steel 8’6″ x 6′ x 1’7″ 2.60 x 1.83 x .48...
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Enameled Naval Steel, Stainless Steel, Lead, and Granite 8’9″ x 2’6″ x 2′ 2.66 x .76 x .61 meters $5,500 “Primary Defense” is a creation from re-purposed steel from a decommissioned Naval Vessel. The concept was to take a piece of a Navy warship created to defend the USA and reduce it to the most basic of human defense– a...
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Stainless Steel and Granite (granite not pictured) 1’6″ X 1′ X 1’7″ .46 X .30 X .48 Meters Price depends on final size and site location. This is a model for a piece I would like to have commissioned. I would like to see the finished size be 12′ (4 meters) high X 8′ (2.6 meters) wide or...
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Painted Steel and Stainless Steel 5’10″ x 4’1″ x 2′ 1.8 x 1.25 x .6 Meters In the Greek story of Daedalus and Icarus, the father and son escaped from their island imprisonment by fashioning wings from sea bird feathers and wax. Daedalus warned his son not to fly too low, or the winds of the sea would pull him down into the water and not to...
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