GORDON CHANDLER

Blue No.2417

33.5" x 59"

Yellow No.2390

36" x 35"

Blue Door 2239

Found Steel, 61" x 51" x 26"

Blue Japan 2177

Found Steel, 64" x 35"

Brazilia 2230

Found Steel, 58" x 41" x 23"

Buckhead

Red Open Kimono #1868

Recycled Steel Drum, 57” x 34” x 52”

Green Kimono #1929

Recycled Steel Drum, 64” x 37” x 5”

Blue Ochre Kimono #1935

Recycled Steel Drum, 56” x 34” x 5”

Red Kimono #1894

Recycled Steel Drum, 62” x 34” x 2”

Light Blue Kimono #1936

Recycled Steel Drum, 61” x 34” x 6”

Grandfather 1979

Found Steel, 26" x 21" x 29"

Little Red T-Shirt 2343

Found Steel , 31" x 31" x 3"

Mesh Kimono 2238

Found Steel , 36" x 55"

Red Kimono 2153

Found Steel, 64" x 35"

Silver Kimono 2175

Found Steel, 64" x 35"

Square Kimono 2209

Found Steel, 36" x 36"

Woman with Amphora

Found Steel, 33" x 32" x 19"

Yoda 2236

Found Steel, 53" x 19" x 19"

Artist Statement CV Press Release

Gordon Chandler (born 1953) is an American sculptor who was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. He attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture before receiving a BFA in sculpture from Syracuse University(1974) and an MFA in sculpture from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. In 1976, he founded W&P Builders for the manufacture of welded steel woodstoves.

Chandler creates kimono, usable furniture, and various sculptures out of salvaged metal. His Bench No. 1690, in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art is an example of his salvaged metal furniture. The Chattahoochee Valley Art Museum (LaGrange, Georgia), the Honolulu Museum of Art, the National Ornamental Metal Museum (Memphis, Tennessee), and the Runnymede Sculpture Farm (Woodside, California) are among the public collections holding work by Chandler.

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