CARLA GRAHN

Carla Grahn’s sculptures are fabricated from found industrial metal objects – rods, nuts, bolts, bicycle chains, etc. – that are forged together and transformed into objects of beauty and intrigue. Her new sculptures, shown in this exhibition, are primarily created using hundreds of attached nails which are connected at the points and fan out to form ripples and waves. Owing to the obvious metaphor of nails as masculine objects, Grahn reverses or mutes the symbolism by fashioning them into soft folds and flower-like shapes. By subverting the intended use of the objects she uses in her sculpture, Grahn forces her audience to re-examine preconceptions and encourages them to see rather than merely look.

Niagara Pods
2007
Nickel coated 6-strand 36 guage wire
135 x 50 x 37 inches

$7,200

Untitled
2004
Steel, nails
24 x 18 x 20 inches

$ 8,500

Untitled
2004
Steel, nails, and resin
15 inches diameter x 6 inches

$ 4,000

Telemachus, Penelope, and Odysseus
(Child, Mother, and Father)
2004, steel, nails, leather, plastic and fur.
Dimensions variable

$ 11,500

Blome
2004
Steel, nails
23 inches diameter x 7 inches

$ 6,500

Bursted
2004
Steel, nails
26 inches diameter x 16 inches

$ 7,500

Bursted (side view)

Untitled
Wall Installation
2004
mixed media, dimensions variable

$ 10,000

21 Pieces
Available individually
($250 - $900)

#1
$250

#2
$900

#3
$400

#4
$400

#5
$400

#13
$250

#7
$250

#14
$600

#9
$900

#8
$400

#10
$900

#6
$400

#11
$600

#16
$900

#12
$600

#15
$900

#17
$900

#18
$250

#19
$900

#20
$400

#21
$600

Necklace
2001.
Steel, chain, foam, acrylic.
$4200.

Crucifix
Steel, foam, milestone, acrylic.
78 x 43 x 2 inches.
$4500.

Pearl's Companion
2001. Steel.
60 x 7 x 3.5 inches.
$1800.

Bird Charm
2001. Steel, foam, milestone, acrylic, varnish.
58 x 9 x 1.5 inches.
$2000.

Rosette
2001. Steel, milestone, acrylic.
24 x 24 x 7 inches.
SOLD