SCOTT CAWOOD
My metal sculptures generally maintain a few basic elements that serve as a common thread woven throughout: Medium, Design Concept, and Process. I revel in the use of material deemed useless and ugly; detritus by definition. As an artist I try to identify, and then as a craftsman, utilize the material's unique qualities. I use found metal objects at every opportunity and scrap or surplus metal for nearly everything else. My blacksmithing skills allow me to create what I can't find, and fabricate "connectors" for the various found parts. The challenge for me is finding what each piece of scrap has to offer, then fitting the pieces together to achieve an overall concept while creating a certain visual elegance. In my larger sculptures this is fairly evident. However, in my more delicate work, such as the women's lingerie and shoes, I still utilize scrap metal and found material, but alter the shape and hone the finish to the point that the media's original use is unrecognizable. I insist on using found metal in my pieces because of its texture, its context to the world around me, and for the fact that it is a constant reminder that every single thing holds beauty and often it's only a matter of looking past the surface in order to discover it.
Scott Cawood
Educational and Professional Experience:
1992: Turley's Forge and Blacksmithing School, Sante Fe, New Mexico
1989-1993: Master Blacksmith Daniel Hurwitz, Brownsville, Maryland; Assistant
1988-1990: Sanders Museum Services, Shepherdstown, West Virginia; Metal Shop Manager
1982-1988: Kinetic Artistry, Takoma Park, Maryland; Shop Manager
1976: Naval Aviation Metalsmith and Structural Mechanics School, Millington, Tennesse
1975-1979: Coast Guard Air Station, New Orleans, Louisiana; SAR Air Crewman,
Aviation Metalsmith
Solo Exhibitions:
2002: "Recent Works" Gallery AIIA, Shepherdstown, West Virginia
2001: "Metropolis" CHI Art Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
..."Foundations ' 01", House of Lounge, New Orleans, LA
....."Found Elegance" Bismark/Wilson Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2000: "Foundations ' 00, House Of Lounge, New Orleans , LA
....."Metroglyphs", CHI Art Space, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
1999: "Foundations ' 99", House Of Lounge, New Orleans, LA
1998: "Recent Works", Wye Creek Gallery, Jefferson, Maryland
....."Dancing With Demons", NOFO Gallery, Wilmington, NC
1997: "Releasing Demons", AIIA Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV
......"Pre-Millennium Tension", Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV
1996: "Crown Dancers" AIIA Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV
....."Flames", Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, WV
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2004: "First Annual Invitational Sculptor Show", Blue Elephant Gallery, Frederick, MD
2001: "Mud & Machines" J Cooper Gallery, Shepherdstown, WV
2000: "Regional Juried Exhibition", Fells Point Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
1999: "Regional Juried Exhibition", Fells Point Creative Alliance, Baltimore MD
....."Wood, Stone, & Steel ", Washington County Arts Council, Hagerstown, MD
......"Off The Wall", Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
Installations:
1999: "Evolutionaries" Frederick Community College, Frederick, MD
1998: "East West Highway" Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherd College, .Shepherdstown, WV
Commissions, Public & Corporate:
2003: "Spire", City Of Frederick, Maryland
2002: "St Honda and the Ignightingales", Triangle Honda, Frederick, MD
2001: "Crane Cools It's Wings", Baltimore Public Works Museum, Baltimore, MD
2000: "Spires of Frederick", Courtyard Marriot, Frederick, MD
1998: "East West Highway" Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherdstown, WV
Set Design:
2004:"Homeland Security", Contemporary American Theater Festival, Shepherdstown, WV
2000:"Fuddy Meers" & "Y2K; Because He Can", in repertory, Shepherd College Theatre ..........Dept. Shepherdstown, WV
Publications:
October 2000, "Crafting With Metal", Lark Books, Asheville, NC
Winter 1999-2000, "It's About Time", Potomac Review Vol. VII #1, Millennium Edition
