Beijing winter olympics 2022 public art
In the Fall of 2020, I was invited to submit a proposal for a public art solution for the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022. I received an email from my friend, Shangxi Zhu asking if I would be interested and after
West Vancouver Recreation Centre I've just received my 170th consecutive job application rejection. Over the past 40 years, I've submitted to 170 municipal open call public art competitions and I've been rejected from all of them. Every. Single. One. I've never
Auguste Rodin is a sculptor whose work I've long admired, so it was moving for me to witness his sculpture, "The Burghers of Calais" while Michelle and I visited the city. I've always wanted to see this edition of the sculpture,
I wrote previously of my experience as Artist in Residence in Andalusia, Spain. Here are still photos of "Macael Maiden" (above, a 5 foot tall torso) and "Emergence" (below, a 5 foot long horse emerging from a breaking ocean wave),
Binkley Visits Guggenheim Bilbao, Spain
I have always wanted to visit the Guggenheim Bilbao Museum, Spain and I finally realized this goal with a visit on February 10, 2019. I have read about the architecture of the Museum and seen a few photographs of it,
I have completed my Artist in Residency at the Kitty Harri Sculpture Garden in Andalusia, Spain. It has been a wonderful experience and I produced two large sculptures for the permanent international art collection which I hope will be enjoyed
I have been enjoying my residency at the Kitty Harri Sculpture Garden in Andalusia, Spain. I have been tasked wth carving two sculptures for the Garden’s permanent public art collection. My first piece, executed during the month of December, 2018 is
I have begun my two month residency at the Kitty Harri Sculpture Garden on a shoulder of the mountain above Otivar, Spain in the Andalusia region and just inland from Almuñecar on the Costa del Sol. This magical space was
Visit to the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway
Many years ago, longtime supporters and collectors, the Stormorkens told me about a sculpture park in their native country that I simply had to visit. As a stone sculptor, they felt I really should know about Gustav Vigeland and his
We walked from our B&B through a bit of Oslo, Norway and discovered the Princess Ingrid Alexandra's Sculpture Park within the Royal Palace Gardens. It is designed specifically for children, by children. The project was started in 2016 and is funded