50 ADAA The Art Show 2018
George Rickey Pedro S. de Movellรกn
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Pedro S. de Movellรกn, Gravitation (detail)
50 YEARS Maxwell Davidson Gallery at 50 George Rickey and Pedro S. de Movellàn Founded in 1968, Maxwell Davidson Gallery has maintained an involvement in and commitment to the field of kinetic sculpture; the gallery has long established itself as a pioneer in the field of kinetic art worldwide. In celebration of its 50th year, Maxwell Davidson Gallery draws on that history to link the historical work of George Rickey with the contemporary work of Pedro S. de Movellàn. Throughout their respective careers, the artists have made work on both an intimate and monumental scale. Rickey began work as a kinetic sculptor in 1950, and had a five-decade career in which he established himself as one of the acknowledged masters within the field, both technically and academically. Here, we feature a variation of Rickey’s rare indoor works from the 1950s and 60s. Pedro de Movellàn has had 12 solo exhibitions with the gallery and is in the prime of his creative career. De Movellàn continues to break ground in material and method, and has created all new sculpture specifically for this, the 30th iteration of the ADAA Art Show. Additionally, Maxwell Davidson Gallery is one of the 11 galleries participating this year that also exhibited at the inaugural edition of the Art Show in 1989.
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George Rickey SHIP 1955 Stainless steel 14.75 x 12 x 3 inches 37.5 x 30.5 x 7.6 cm
George RICKEY TREE 1956 Stainless steel and polychrome 35 1/2 x 19 x 19 inches 90.2 x 48.3 x 48.3 cm Unique
George RICKEY ETOILE I 1958 Stainless steel, copper and brass 28 x 64 x 64 inches 71.1 x 162.6 x 162.6 cm Unique
George RICKEY WINDFLOWER II 1961 Stainless steel, copper and brass 44 1/2 inches 44 1/2 inches high 113 cm
George RICKEY SEDGE 1963 Stainless steel and wood base open: 32 1/2 x 48 x 3 1/2 in (82.5 x 121.9 x 8.8 cm.)
George RICKEY PERSEPHONE III 1966-68 stainless steel and stone base 18 x 31 x 13 inches 45.7 x 78.7 x 33 cm Edition Unique incised with the artist’s signature and date 66-68 on the base
George RICKEY NEBULA 1986-87 Stainless steel 37 x 42 x 45 inches 94 x 106.7 x 114.3 cm Edition 2/3
George RICKEY (1907 - 2002) TWO SLENDER LINES VERTICAL - GILDED 1995 Gilded stainless steel 40 x 3 inches 101.6 x 7.6 cm Blades: 37 inches. Unique.
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN GRAVITATION 2006 Aluminum, stainless steel, and brass 18 x 14 x 16 inches 45.7 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm Approx. 10 min. running time Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN TRIDENT 2013 Unidirectional carbon fiber, aluminum, brass, and stainless steel Max. height: 25” Max. swing: 23” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN BICORNE (GREEN) 2016 Grey anodized aluminum, powder coated aluminum, brass, stainless steel Max. height: 16”, max. swing: 20” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN FLYING DUTCHMAN 2016 Black Anodized aluminum, Nickel plated Aluminum, stainless steel Max. height: 23”, max. swing: 35” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN TRANSIT 2017 Powder coated aluminum, nickel plated brass and aluminum, stainless steel. Electronic components. Diameter: 50” Depth: 6 1/2” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN CONTRAIL 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, acrylic optic lighting gel, stainless steel, brushed aluminum 16 1/2” diameter wall plate Max. offset from wall 7 1/2” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN EPHEMERIS 2018 powder coated aluminum and brass, lighting gel sheet, stainless steel Disk is 16” across. 23” space needed Depth is 5 1/2” off wall Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN GIBBOUS 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, stainless steel, electric timers and fans. Circle frame is 32” in diameter. Depth out from wall of furthest element: 5 1/2” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN NYMPH 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, Stainless steel, lighting gel acrylic Max. height: 10 1/2” Max. swing: 9 1/2” Unique
Pedro S. DE MOVELLAN PROW 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, Stainless steel, lighting gel acrylic Max. height: 10” Max. swing: 11” Unique