"Sky Reaper...with three large electrically driven paddle-wheel-like structures rotating perpetually so that their frameworks repeatedly intermesh without ever touching.... is suspended from the ceiling and is made primarily of wood and metal." Tom Patterson, Winston-Salem Journal, January 19, 1992 Page C3.
"... a seemingly giant familiar object, looks like a beautiful egg beater suspended from above. As each element of the work turns in match step, casting mysterious interweaving shadows on those watching from below." Sheri Graves, Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
"...open planes of wooden slats, rather like the waterwheel paddles of a riverboat revolve past each other at a stately pace." Jeffrey Wechsler, Catalog for Rutgers Exhibition.
A large wood and aluminum hanging piece in which a single electric motor powers three gear like elements which inter-mesh continuously. Because of its scale, Sky Reaper's presence is felt throughout the exhibition area.
1974 OK Harris Gallery, NYC, NY
1978 Rutgers University Gallery, New Brunswick, NJ.C
1978 Wake Forest University Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC
1984 PS-1, Queens, NY
1991 Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem.
1993 Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland.
1994 The Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
1996 Inventure Place, Akron, OH.
1999 Scinece Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Blueprint for Sky Reaper 1974
21 inches x 35 inches
Reverse Ozalid Print - Edition of 50.