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, he continues
to
expand his visions for creating. 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 EARL WEST - THE
PROCESS
Justin
Earl West
loves steel for its strength and resilience combined
with
its versatility. Justin states that you can do anything with steel and it
will
last. Also there is the mysterious history of raw ore forged of fire from
the center of the earth. Every piece of steel he touches has been part of
this planet since its birth and will be until the end. Justin feels it is an
honor and a privilege to give it a form from imagination. Justin uses
patinas on steel out of respect for it. He wants to see the natural colors
that the steel itself holds and also 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.
We are pleased to have sculptor,
Justin Earl West,
showing at LKG
Contemporary in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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