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John Greco

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"Heart" Etched copper, gauge. 11.75" x 8.25" x 1.5"

"Sick" Etched copper. 13" x 9" x 1.5"

"Flutter" Etched copper, butterflies, glass. 14.5" x 11.5" x 1.5"

"Ambivalent" Etched copper. 17.25" x 13.5" x 1.5"

"Second Wind" Etched copper. 13" x 12.5" x 1.5"

"The Punisher" Etched copper. 7.5" x 15" x 1.5"

"Destroyer" Etched copper. 11.5" x 12" x 1.5"

"Volition" Etched copper, fabric, rust. 12.5" x 10.5" x 1.5"

"Oneway" Etched copper. 5.5" x 17.75" x 1.5"

"Eye Sore" Etched copper, brass, hornets' nest. 14" x 14" 1.75"

Funeral Urn Etched copper, brass and silver. 14" x 6" x 6"

Funeral Urn (detail)

Pet Urn (dog)

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I work primarily in the medium of metal. I use copper, brass, and silver with the occasional use of found objects. My favorite techniques include acid etching, the use of surface patinas, cold connections whenever possible (riveting, tabbing, wrapping), soldering and whatever else lends itself as practical/structurely sound and aestheticaly pleasing at the same time. My current themes revolve around sentiment expressed visually through images of human anatomy and science in general.

My Blog

Interview and cover of Liquid magazine

Liquid magazine is doing a feature article on my cremation urns and fine art work in their upcoming May issue.  They've also decided to put one of my urns on the cover.    Liq...
Posted by John Greco on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:40:00 PST