JUSTIN EARL WEST - ARTIST
INFORMATION
Justin
Earl West
moved to Arizona with his family from upstate New York
when he
 was twelve. He was prolific and driven from
a young age and
involved himself in a variety of the arts. From
sculpting,
drawing and painting to music, acting
and special effects make-up, Justin started
working with steel as a teenager. He learned
what he could in the field of mechanics and body
work and
took these skills back to the world of
art.
Justin West states, "I
have been a sculptor all
of my life. I love the freedom of mixing mediums.
I have worked with almost anything you can
think of from clay, plexiglass or
fiberglass, and
wood to concrete, drywall or steel. Whatever a
sculpture needs I
can bring it in."
Justin
loves steel for its strength and resilience combined
with
its versatility. Justin states, You can do anything with steel and it
will
last." Every piece of steel he touches has been part of this planet
since its birth and will be until the end of time. Justin feels it is an
honor and a privilege to give it a form from imagination. He uses
patinas on steel out of respect for it and wants to see the natural colors
that the steel itself holds and has the potential to yield. He can pull
a spectrum of color from the
steel that you would be hard pressed to
reproduce through paint. Justin brings
colors out of the steel without
sacrificing the textures he has labored to
create.
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