September 2007

MUSEUM ACQUISITION

The Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History has acquired Big Woman, a 47" tall bronze female.

Big Woman, 2004, 47" X 30" X 17", bronze

NEW LARGE SCALE PAINTINGS

Cedric has recently completed three 8-foot by 15-foot paintings, moving the 'FIGURE CONSTRUCTS' aesthetic forward considerably. Wentworth brushed, dripped and threw various paints onto large canvases that were spread out on the floor of his warehouse. The Crocker Art Museum will be visiting Cedric's studio in the coming weeks to determine whether the works will be suitable for their collection.

Landing Figure, 2007, 15' X 8', water/oil paint on canvas

The Edge Of The World, 2007, 8' X 15', water/oil paint on canvas

NEW COMMISSION

Wentworth has been commissioned to create a 21-foot tall public sculpture in Clovis, California. The composition is composed of a vertical steel I-beam and 3 horizontal bronze figures.The maquette appears below.

PUBLIC SCULPTURE INSTALLED

Cedric's steel and bronze Beam and Plate Composition has been permanently installed on the Mission College Campus in Santa Clara, California. The second image below shows the sculpture before the final steel plate was installed, briefly revealing the interior bronze figure.

Beam and Plate Composition, 2001, 108" X 132" X 126", steel/bronze

July 2007

SOLO EXHIBITION

The Charles Campbell Gallery in San Francisco features new sculpture and paintings by Cedric Wentworth. Titled FIGURE CONSTRUCTS, the show is on display until August 4th. The artist's reception is on Saturday, July 14th. Visit the Charles Campbell Gallery website for more information.

First row: Medicine Stick with detail.

Second row: Cerulean City with detail.

Third row: Wrapped Figure and Figure On Black Ground.

April 2007

WENTWORTH STUDIOS UPDATE

Cedric's new 2500 sq/ft warehouse space in San Francisco has been refurbished and now houses several massive sculptures as well as fabrication and welding facilities. Crisscrossing the interior space are Lazarus, Saturn, Saguaro, Dandelion, and Gilgamesh. Several museum acquisition committees have toured the space and more are slated to visit through the summer.

Photographs by Ching Wei-Jiang.

January 2007

HARVEY MILK MAQUETTE ON DISPLAY IN SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL

Wentworth's steel and bronze maquette for the Harvey Milk Memorial Bust was on public display for a week in San Francisco City Hall. Cedric was one of three finalists for the competition. The public were encouraged to pull for their favorite finalist by filling out questionnaires provided at the pedestals.

Images of the portrait bust are now viewable in the PUBLIC area of the web site.

NEW LARGE SCALE STEEL AND BRONZE SCULPTURES

Cedric has recently put the finishing touches on two major steel and bronze sculptures titled Gilgamesh and Saguaro. Gilgamesh was created by splitting a large steel I-beam down the middle and then mounting it to a steel base plate. Saguaro gets its name from its composition, the assemblage of beams resembling a large saguaro cactus. Both sculptures feature Wentworth's signature use of figurative bronzes mounted horizontally against the I-beam flanges. Several museums are interested in acquiring the works.

See the new pages dedicated to Gilgamesh in the STEEL area of the web site.

PAINTINGS UPDATE

Many new images have been added to the Paintings area of the web site. Among these additions is Falling Figures, pictured below.

WOMAN OF MEMNON ACQUIRED BY CROCKER ART MUSEUM

Wentworth's pit-fired ceramic, Woman of Memnon, is now a permanent addition to the Crocker Art Museum, in Sacramento, California. Pit-firing is a process of adding a rich surface coloration to a ceramic piece. Stains and glazes full of copper and iron are painted onto the ceramic figure and then layers of mineral-rich vegetable matter are packed onto the piece using copper wire. The ceramic pieces are fired overnight in a large covered pit filled with wood and saw-dust. The rich and unpredictable coloration comes from the uneven areas of heat and oxygen within the pit.

Images of Woman of Memnon have been added to the PUBLIC area of the web site.

SUSPENSION ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT UC DAVIS

Cedric's whimsical and mysterious sculpture, Suspension, is now on permanent display in the courtyard of the Shields Library at UC Davis. Two identical bronze portraits are mounted to steel plates and suspended by steel cables.

New images of Suspension have been added to the PUBLIC area of the web site.

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