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Gun Control
Gallery 555 in Detroit reached out and asked for a piece to be included in their show Gun Control 2013. I created an aluminum sign fashioned after the traditional work place sign motivating workers to stay safe on the job by listing how many work days had elapsed since the last injury. My sign arrived […]
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Astro Flowers
In May of 2013 The Lancaster Museum of Art and History invited Jennifer Vanderpool to produce a new work for their spring show. Jen invited me to collaborate with her on a project titled Astro Flowers. We addressed the history of Lancaster as an aerospace hub. Re-imagining the U.S. Space missions of the sixties […]
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Spectacular Subdivision
In collaboration with High Desert Test Sites and Monte Vista Project I installed an overloaded flag pole at a show in Wonder Valley. The show was curated by Jay Lizo.
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Patrick Melroy Online Portfolio
Online portfolio. 1) Build an Axe Workshop – participants assembled an axe and sheath, then learned to split wood. 2) How We Carry – Fabric and wood wall hangings installed at Elephant Project in Los Angeles. 3) Author’s Hammer – a new hammer half submerged in 126lbs of concrete that the artist then unsuccessfully attempted […]
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Author’s Hammer
I sunk a hammer into 120 pounds of concrete set in a one cubic foot mold. Then I attempted to get my hammer back out.
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Funk Field Station
Funk Field Station: Oct 6th 2012 On Saturday Oct 6th artist Patrick Melroy, working with young artists from Santa Barbara’s Museum of Art, in collaboration with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission and Youth Interactive, with support from Montecito Bank and Trust and the Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club transformed a standard shipping container into public art […]