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Mike Rea’s Wooden Technology Workings

Mike Rea’s Wooden Technology Workings

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Wooden Technology Workings - Mike Rea’s sculpture pieces are generally represented with materials like steel and glass. Check Mike Rea’s site here. The Time Machine - 2006 - by Michael Rea He carves robot suits, space shuttles, artillery guns and time machines from lumber. Rea has conflated the notions of working hard and playing hard for over a decade with his bombastic wooden sculptures. Replicated and reinvented moments of cinematic horror, science fiction, comedy and drama intermingle with memory to form bizarre personal narratives. Over the years, each uncanny conglomeration of familiar objects and themes has both thrilled and confounded audiences. A Prosthetic Suit For Stephen Hawking With Japanese Steel - 2007 - by Mike Rea Pieces seem to be inspired by science movies. M...