Bindings VIII at the Main Library

"Bindings VIII" by Gary Beals is the new sculpture courtesy of the City of Santa Fe's Art on Loan Program. It is on display in the the front garden of the Main Library at 145 Washington Avenue. It is 100" x 18" x 18", and constructed of fabricated steel and powder-coat finish. Beals, a local artist, says of his sculptures, "I allow the weathering steel to rust naturally. It’s an ideal material for outdoor sculpture since it rusts up to a point, developing a rich walnut brown color, and then stops rusting. The sculpture will never reach the point of deterioration."



So far, the Bindings Series has twelve sculptures, and was started in August, 2009. You can see photos of them here. Mr. Beals says, "The “Bindings” series of sculptures, exemplified by the piece in front of the Santa Fe Public Library, represents a significant departure from my previous work. That work was based on solid geometric forms, whereas “Bindings” defines invisible geometric forms with bands or ribbons of solid material."

Gary Beals was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1933 and raised in Albuquerque. He started making sculpture 20 years ago after a career in furniture design. A UNM alumnus, he's exhibited all over the Southwest, as well as Palm Springs, Florida, and Florence, Italy.

For more information, contact the Karan Ruhlen Gallery or check out The Sculpture of Gary Beals.