Someone Sent Me Two Feathers, a 12 foot high kinetic wind sculpture in stainless steel, for a private residence on a bluff overlooking the ocean in Dana Point, California (2004).
Not the Worlds We Dream, a bronze sculpture with a red patina, 5'6" high (165cm) on a travertine base, for a private home in Lakeland, Florida (2003).
Fissure, an eight foot high (2.5m) bronze fountain, for a private home in Bend, Oregon (2010).
Cloud Rivulet, a stainless steel wall sculpture, 52" wide x 29" high, for a home in Dallas, Texas (2001).
In My Sky at Twilight, commissioned for a private home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stainless steel, 50" high (127cm), completed in 2008.
Waking Muse (Sleeping) - While referring to the iconic cast bronze Sleeping Muse sculptures by Brancusi, this piece is not a solid mass but rather a light and airy construction meant to evoke and elemental head in repose. (1999.)
Patience and the Muses‘ Aid, the winning result of a public art competition involving entries from over a hundred artists, this sculpture was commissioned by Gottschalks Corp (now Macy‘s) in 1997. It is stainless steel on a CorTen steel base and is over eleven feet high (3.5m). It stands in front of the Macy‘s department store in Visalia, California.
No Withering Autumn Ever Touched Us, commissioned by the First City Bank in Ft Walton, Florida, for its new head office branch in 2007. Bronze, 28" high (71cm).
The Light Wraps You In Its Mortal Flame, an eight foot high (2.13m) stainless steel piece for a private home in Dallas, Texas (2003).
This is the Only Existence, stainless steel, 29" high (74cm), black bronze base, 2002.
If the Body Were Not the Soul, commissioned for a home set against the backdrop of Camelback Mountain in Arizona, next door to the Phoenician Resort, this sculpture is 7'6" high (2.3m) on a bronze base. Completed in 2000.
Ethereal Rift, a commission for an eye clinic in Saijo, Japan, this piece is made of carved maple wood, stainless steel, and a central glass sphere. The stainless is colored gold using a special heat patina process. (1998)
Bronze Shard, commissioned for the offices of BF Goodrich Aerospace in Phoenix, Arizona, this sculpture in bronze with a red patina is 30 inches high (76cm). Completed in 2000.
Not the People We Dream, stainless steel, 65" high (1.65m), now in a private collection in Sydney, Australia (1993).
Shard of Ancient Suns, sited in the interior atrium of the MK Building, Boise, Idaho, this piece is stainless steel, eight feet high (2.43m). Created in 1992.
The Circular World Stands Still, in stainless steel, 5 feet high (165cm), on a stainless base, this was completed in 2004.
A Peltzer Sculpture Garden for Karuizawa, Japan
On July 25, 2011, a new commission agreement was signed with Resorttrust Inc., who are building a West Annex to their resort property called XIV Karuizawa. This is in the beautiful “Japanese Alps” to the north-west of Tokyo.
There will be four sculptures 7 feet high, two in stainless steel and two in bronze, arranged along an exterior walkway. The fifth sculpture, a 36″ high stainless steel work, will be in an upstairs semi-enclosed elevator lobby.
The artist will travel to Japan in January 2012 to oversee the installation. Check news posts (at left) for updates on this exciting project in the coming months.
About Eric Peltzer
After studying at Occidental College in the mid 1980's, Eric Peltzer worked with noted sculptor George Baker for a number of years. Since then he has created commissioned work for collections private, corporate, and public in the United States, Japan, Australia, and Canada.All content © 2012 by Eric Peltzer Sculpture. Focal Point theme by Graph Paper Press.
