Cal Lane

Jean Bernard Metais Joshua Pennings - Sculptures and metal art John Lopez Studio Maslen & Mehra Accueil Barthélémy Toguo imaginaire spontané : Gérard Collas Taille directe, pierre de Borrèze 42cm/ 20cm/18cm Adam Kalinowski l°Atelier palois Daniel Buren Ethan Hayes-Chute Arne Quinze Old ships from “new” materials — John Taylor | Detour Art John Taylor 1954 — San Juan Capistrano, CA Sculptures from found objects When you look at John Taylor’s ships, is hard to believe that they haven’t just been pulled from the ocean floor. (OK – you can believe it, but the patina is even more amazing once you realize that many of the parts that John uses to create these intricate sculptures are pulled from computer parts and treated to look like rusty metal…no easy feat with plastic. John is a landscape architect by trade, and spends his evenings and weekends working on his ships in his garage, while he keeps an eye on his kids playing hockey in the drive. His ships are based on actual vessels, from Civil War-era river boats to WWI battleships. Working with found objects collected from around his southern California surroundings, John works in his garage on evenings and weekends. “There is only one family ancestor that I resemble, and in the photograph I have of him he wears the military cap and uniform of the Spanish-American War.