The Amperial Orrery: A Custom Chandelier
-This was an installation designed specifically for a client's apartment in the World Trump Tower in New York City.
-I could not penetrate the concrete floor nor ceiling, and the metal studded walls could not handle the bending loads without major reconstruction. So I contrived what is essentially a vertical twelve foot long compression rod with an adjustable six foot long swing arm.
-The central light head cone is spun brass sheet, accomplished over large wooden mandrels upon a large wood lathe. The orbital rings and articulated gimbals are made from flat cold rolled steel rod and sheet forms, inset with cherry wood veneer. The final surface finish on all the steel parts is a hand-buffed black lacquer.
-The exposed lights are classic Edison Bulbs with exposed filaments. The two control knobs switch the central light and the perimeter lights independently, and the volt meters function. Again, every part excepting the panel meters, assorted fasteners, and electrics, were fabricated by hand in my shop.
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-Josh W. Kinsey is a meticulous artisan who weaves together the intrinsic nature of manic beavers with the distilled hopes and dreams of orphaned kittens, twisting their variegated manifestations upon his engine lathe. Delicate metallic fantasies that taste sweet upon the tongue are bored and reamed upon his drill press, incised with traceries of angst with razored chisels and planes. Arcane symbols and geometries that are a delight to the nose are illustrated with his compass and pantograph. Meticulously detailed imaginings that flagellate the soul are drawn with pencil and marker, imbued with the subtle aromas of depression and rage.
-Repurposed elements are expressly forbidden in Kinsey’s spiffy mechanical concoctions, as is hot glue, upcycling, the word “Steampunk”, shoddy craftsmanship, negative musings, and broccoli. Rather, Kinsey combines ornately whittled exotic woods with foundry cast mechanical elements smooshed into delightful expressions of splendiferous sparkliness.
-J.W. Kinsey’s pieces are wondrous fabrications celebrating the joys of craftsmanship from bygone ruminations. Spelunking the bottomless depths of the colloquial “What is it?” and the always nefarious “What’s the F’n point?”, Kinsey’s work captures the viewer’s attention, briefly.
-J.W. resides with his wife Katelyn in Silverton, OR.
-Most importantly, he can ride a unicycle.
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