Contemporary Petroglyphs

After day two of scouting around, this yellow column is the front runner. It is wet, but not to mossy. It may make a nice vertical frieze. There is a bore hole from the quarry at the bottom, of the yellow stripe, which opens up some opportunities.

First day scouting out a new project in New Hope, PA.

Carolina Miranda has written an excellent piece for WNYC’s fine arts blog, Gallerina about petroglyphs I’ve carved. Click here for the story.

 

This impression is from the petroglyph in Kenmare, ND where there is an oil play changing the community quickly and dramatically.

This impression is from a carving of the Jules Verne Satellite on Hasting’s Mesa near Telluride, CO. The solar array is eighteen inches across.

This impression is from the Old Shore in Smelt Brook, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The salmon is forty inches.

As I completed my Berkeley Petroglyph I realized I could shoot time lapse video while making carvings. Video would show the evolution of the composition, carving and color.
The first day in Smelt Brook, Nova Scotia, I set up the tripod and camera. At his first pass, my host inquired,
“What’s with the camera?”
Like it was the most natural thing in the world, I responded
“I’m shooting time lapse video.”
The quizzical look on his face told me he was wondering whether his hospitality was a good idea….or not.

Mary Pickett has written a feature for the August 7 edition of the Billings Gazette about the petroglyph I made near Ingomar, MT. Jim Woodcock’s photos are excellent and feature imagery generally not seen remotely from carvings.

Sudeith was sitting in the Jersey Lilly restaurant when a local rancher walked in and said in a booming voice, “Whose van is that outside?”
When Sudeith claimed ownership, the rancher asked if he wanted to sell it.
Sudeith said no.
In answer to another question, Sudeith said he was an artist.
“Are you drawing unemployment?” the rancher asked.

David Knowles has written a story in The Daily today about Kevin Sudeith’s Berkeley Petroglyph. The Daily is a daily ‘newspaper’ available as an iPad app. Above is a static link, but iPad users can see more dynamic content by downloading The Daily iPad app.

“Before long the things I’ve carved might appear quaint and old fashioned,” Sudeith said. “But maybe one thousand years from now they’ll seem fantastical. It seems like it’s worth the experiment, even though I won’t be around to see how it turns out”

The Pink Pages of San Francisco Chronicle featured a photo and story about the opening of the Berkeley Petroglyph which I have been working of for six months.

Rock Star for the Ages: Bay Area-trained New York sculptor Kevin Sudeith has crossed the country practicing one of the oldest of all art techniques: carving images into rock formations. He has recently completed a series in Berkeley. He will introduce them and himself to the public between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, after which they will be off limits. Free. Nearest street address: 1959 San Antonio Ave., Berkeley, www.petroglyphist.com.