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Rhapsody Table - Custom Design For Balcony Installation

$950

A TABLE CUSTOM-DESIGNED AND INSTALLED ON THE BALCONY OF AN APARTMENT IN MANHATTAN Rhapsody base: a sculpture made from solid steel round round bars and steel plate, powder-coated in Shredded Silver. Table top: a three-quarter inch slab of laminated glass on top of a mahogany plinth The commission called for the design of a table to seat four on the balcony of an apartment in Manhattan overlooking Washington Sq. (with beautiful views of the Freedom Tower beyond). The challenge was to work within the constraints of a narrow space but yet to compose the table to allow comfortable seating and capture the setting. The solution was to position the table on a sculpture as its single middle leg. The sculpture has an abstract, tonal quality with clean, strong lines, a bauhaus-type aesthetic, that liberates a sense of space. Silver-white threads in the laminated glass echo the finely textured powder-coat on the steel rounds of the sculpture. The price here is for the base and a rectangle of clear glass - the design concept can be used for a dining table or a desk in addition to a balcony table I will deliver and install the table myself within a 50 mile radius of New York City for a super nominal cost. For shipping to elsewhere in the US I will locate the best price possible, including via uShip which is safer and less expensive than the big carriers

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DINSA MEHTA

DINSA MEHTA

PeppercornStudio

Bedford, NY
Member since: 2014
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I am a sculptor working in metal and glass. Sometimes singly, sometimes together. I find the simple expression of material to be visually pleasing, and often the stuff I have on hand will nudge my creative process. If the resulting piece awakens my visual sense with wonder, that counts as art for me.

I’ve arrived at sculpting after a heady and enjoyable journey through corporate life. I worked my whole career, twenty-seven years, at JPMorgan and all of that on its trading floors. So making art - and the solitude that accompanies it - are a striking counterpoint to the addictive buzz of life in the markets.

The short story reads like this: as an avid gardener I developed an interest to make large-scale metal art to add to the whimsy in my yard. My son, who was (and is) restoring a classic Alfa Romeo taught me how to weld; I followed this with a semester at the Silvermine School of Art. Many moons, more tools, much practise, the steady acquisition of technique (mostly from other artists and artisans) and I had learned much of what goes into my art now.

I like to use recycled steel whenever possible and I scavenge actively to collect old metal - there’s little more satisfying than cutting up and creating art from, say, an old corn planter.
Patina, texture and light fascinate me and play engaging roles in my sculptures.

My wife (an art photographer among her other talents) and I collect the works of (mainly) American craftspeople - glass makers, ceramicists, wood-workers, textile artists, sculptors - and seek out contemporary art, often at Sculpture parks. So making art is its own reward. Sharing it is even better.

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