Andrew Chase is a sculptor in his spare time, and a commercial photographer and furniture maker in Salt Lake City, where he also lives with his family and cats. Andrew is an assembly artist who creates metal sculptures created from recycled auto and plumbing parts, taking 80-120 hours from start to finish.
Cheetah is a piece of metal sculpture that Chase has created, weighing almost 50 pounds. The construction is made up of many different pieces of transmission, steel, and electrical conduit that he salvaged. This piece is completely mobile and offers each joint the possibility of creating a new position. With green eyes staring into the abyss, Cheetah is a magnificent creature brought to life by the capable hands of Andrew Chase.
The elephant is another fantastic piece of metal sculpture created by Chase. With movable ears, this African elephant weighs 110 pounds and took nearly 100 hours to create. Made from cold-rolled steel, plumbing pipes, as well as transmission parts and electrical conduit, all of the elephant’s joints will move and lock into place. A gear on the side winds a small cable that allows the trunk to be raised and lowered for your enjoyment. Sitting, standing or standing on its hindquarters, Elephant is a tribute to the beauty of what can be created when articulation meets reclaimed materials.
Andrew Chase created the Giraffe from sheet steel, transmission parts, pipes and ducts to allow for realistic movement. A removable crank allows the neck to be raised, while lifting the tail will lower the neck. Each joint is movable and will lock into place to pose, while his blue eyes stare up at you in wonder. Recycled gears and cogs work together to create another masterpiece of metal sculpture.
Andrew Chase offers his works for sale over the Internet and also accepts commissioned pieces. One gallery in particular has all three of these pieces, and can be contacted about their purchase. With so many wonderful, exquisite pieces of art created from a variety of metal sculpture mediums, choosing one can be a difficult task. Andrew has many years of welding and furniture building to assist him in the highly talented and impressive collections he has created over the years. Throughout his career as a photographer, Chase has come into contact with many creatures that exhibited a characteristic or expression that he still retains to this day. Inspiration for his carefully crafted metal sculptures comes not only from the photographs he has taken, but from deep within his heart, where creatures still frolic.
The next time you come across sheet metal, an old transmission, or see a plumbing job being completed, Andrew Chase comes to mind. His media is chosen by taking some of the least recycled materials and giving them new life through his art. These pieces would make any collector proud to own and will add new life to any collection.