David Boyer, My Art

My name is David Boyer and I make kinetic wind sculptures. Eight years ago I began the process of inventing these sculptures. I use the term invent, because that’s exactly what I have had to do. My current body of work is the result of a long and sometimes difficult process of experimentation.

Why kinetic sculpture? Because it's fun, fun to build and fun to look at. There is just something magical about kinetic art.

You may have noticed that many of my pieces look like old rusting artifacts. This is no accident. As an addicted desert explorer, I've always loved the color and texture of old weathered metal. To create this look I often use old found metals. Where this is not possible, I sometimes age new metals using special proprietary techniques.

In addition to my "aged" sculptures, I have recently been creating pieces using stainless steel and colored metals. . My recently installed sculpture "Wind Dancer" on display at the Horizon View Park, here in Reno, is an example of this (see my photo gallery).

In January of 2003, I made the decision to become a full time artist. As luck would have it, that same year I received a commission with the City of Reno, Nevada, to build and install 63 kinetic wind sculptures for the City’s “Arts and Culture District”. If you visit Reno, you can still see these sculptures on the light poles downtown.

Since that first Reno project, I have been doing quite a bit of "Public Art". In April of 2007 I installed a series of sculptures at a shopping center in Las Vegas. In the summer of 2007 I built and installed "Wind Dancers" at a park here in Reno. In September of 2007 I brought a gaggle of sculptures to the "Burning Man" arts

As I look to the future, 2008 is already looking like a year full of fun and interesting projects. In the Spring I will be installing a grouping of custom built sculptures at a roundabout here in Northwest Reno. Additionally in the Spring, I will be installing a grouping sculptures at a park in Broomfield, Colorado.

Be sure to check back to this web site from time to time to see these and other future projects.

Take care.

David Boyer