Trippy’s Abstract Expressionism in bronze is produced by melting bronze ingots in a large crucible at a temperature of 2000 degrees and pouring, dripping, and splashing the molten bronze over a variety of surfaces to achieve different effects.
ABOUT ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM
In the forties and fifties an artistic vision known as abstract expressionism developed in the United States by artists that valued individuality and spontaneous improvisation. Painters like Jackson Pollock achieved spontaneous effects by dripping, throwing, and spilling paint directly onto a flat canvas and referring to it as “Action Painting”. Trippy achieves this action painting spontaneity by splashing molten bronze in the same manner.
Bronze Casting
Bronze is fascinating to work
with whether it be an abstract piece, a small realistic piece, or a 1400 pound bronze eagle like you see on this page. The lost wax procedure is the same.
The Monument to the Fallen Fighter Pilots was created, poured, welded, and finished. by the artist with the aid of volunteers.
About the Sculptor: Don Trippy was born and raised in Denver, Colorado. He grew up in a small community called Valverde with the Platte River bordering one side and wheat fields on the other. This small community was a great place for kids to grow up and develop a positive attitude about life and people in general. That positive attitude is reflected in Trippy’s work whether it be one of his many realistic portraits of people or wildlife or a piece of sculpture that he has carried from wax to completed bronze.
