BOB VAN BREDA
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Objects

I found two dirty, tarnished truck springs, in a field.  What compelled me about these springs was the spiral shape and round bar stock.  Contemplating this “stock” and “shape” further, I wondered what the springs would look like if I changed the surface material and chrome plated them.

When completed, these springs seemed to transcend into a new vibrant shape.  The round bar stock reflecting the surroundings in a surrealistic way and the spiral shape reflecting itself, creating movement.  Because they created this dynamic energy I called them Coil 1 and Coil 2.I entered Coil 1 in the 1973 National Small Sculpture Competition, it was one of the winning purchase awards.
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Coil is the inspiration of this body of work I call ‘Objects’.  All of these ‘Objects’, have been transformed by changing their surface material and in some cases their scale, in turn, creating a different representation of the object.  These sculptures are cast bronze, stainless steel, brass, steel or aluminum, hand polished and plated in 24K gold, nickel or chrome.
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