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Highlighted Project: Making Gateways and Inspirations
Phase two of the commissioned installation was completed in early 2022. A functional sculptural barrier.
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Title: A New Gateway - Year created 2020
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Title: Waves of Inspiration - Year created 2022
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materials: stainless steel and delrin
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Continue to see the development of this private commission - Phase 3 coming soon
Daytime View
The Gateway is specifically created for the client knowing her desires. She commissioned the work blind and the result was one of our strongest works to date.
The process created new ideas and helped refine many techniques.
The gate portion of the design started in a virtual Computer Aided Design environment to allow for exacting dimensions and tight tolerances to ensure that the sculptural work does not only have aesthetic merit but high functional integrity.
In addition in a virtual environment multiple designs can be explored and modifications can be made easily, without wasting materials and resources.
From the CAD design a flat pattern is generated. The lines are transferred into machining pathways and machined into the actual material. In this case perforated stainless steel.
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For precision folding in the gate a CNC spindle router is used to machine precise grooves.
Although precision machining is an important component for the success of a sculpture so are hand created details.
Phase two of the commissioned installation was completed in early 2022. A functional sculptural barrier.
Title: Waves of Inspiration - Year created 2022
materials: stainless steel and delrin
For Waves of inspiration a small hand made model was scaled up into a full size design using freeform curved sheets.
Design in plastic sheeting below and perforated stainless steel in progress on left.
Phase 3 is in progress
To be continued
Waves of Inspiration was designed in three major modules with smaller units used to tie the major modules together onsite.
Left: Waves of inspiration packaged and ready for transport
The latest News from Healey Studio below:
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- Sinusoidal Waves perforated Metal Sculptures by Ema Tanigaki
Latest Public Art purchase of Ema Tanigaki sculptural works by Bernalillo County New Mexico.
Sculpture is scheduled to be displayed in Alvagardo Square, Albuquerque New Mexico. Please subscribe to the newsletter to be informed of events associated with the installation.
- Ema Tanigaki Awarded Third Place in International Foldforming Contest
The folded aluminum perforated sculpture by Ema Tanigaki titled: “One View of Mt Fuji and Great Wave” has won third place in the Lewton-Brain Foldform Competition. Please follow this link to Foldforming.org for more information on the contest and to see the other winners. We are proud to be included with these other beautiful works. The quality of the winning entries seems very high to us this year. Maybe it is the three years that everyone has had since the last competition in 2018, where Ema received the honor of Juror’s Choice.
We thank Sue Lacy and Charles Lewton-Brain for making this most enjoyable contest possible and the gift certificate we were awarded.
- Works for Auction/Sale at Albuquerque Museum’s Arts Thrive
Hello All. Please take three minutes to view the video I created to introduce the works I have for sale at the Albuquerque Museum’s Arts Thrive fundraising exhibition, sale and opening auction.
The Exhibition opens on October 9, 2021 starting with an online 3 day auction with bidding beginning on October 7. Although the in person gala has been canceled to ensure our arts patrons remain safe, there is a Saturday Morning Auction preview of the exhibition with limited capacity and safety measurements in place. For those locals who would like to see the works in person before bidding, please take advantage of this opportunity. Those who would like to try on the jewelry before purchase will be assisted by the Museum Staff. If a gold plated version of these jewelry designs are desired, I will take commissions but at a much higher price as material prices are rising at a rapid rate.
For those living more distantly, here is a video we created in studio to give you a better 360 degree view of the new sculptures, and a view of the replacement pieces that will be available. I have also created a slideshow of the works with more detailed information on the individual works. Please see: http://healeystudio.com/TheArtofEmaTanigaki
The auction catalog is available to viwew the works on sale now! Please visit: https://virtualauction.bid/ArtsThriveOnlineAuction I think you will enjoy the many works that will be available.
Visit http://www.albuquerquemuseumfoundation.org for more information more artists videos. Also please register for the free “unGala” event on the evening of October 9.
Please remember that the Albuquerque Museum is open and the exhibition will be available for view from October 9 to December 5. 2021.
Please forward this information to your friends and acquaintances that might be interested in this fun event and to support arts and culture in Albuquerque. Thank you!
Ema Tanigaki and John Healey