Life in Lines Series by...
Roy Mackey
Here are works from my new series Life in Lines. These are just a continuation of steel "paintings" I started doing back in 1995. Each piece is an abstract expression of some aspect of life done in welded lines. A welded line is like a thumbprint and like life no two are the same. It would even be impossible to create one inch of weld line to match another inch. The variables involved in the process are almost infinite. The earliest of this series goes back to 1995.
For some reason these pieces are very hard to photograph in order to capture their true essence. Some of my work is quite easy to capture the feel of the work. Especially my very small works... the stainless series and these seem to be almost impossible. What you see here is only a minor reflection of them compared to in person.
This page is under construction and will be updated shortly as I get photos that are good.... enough.

One $16,500. 48 x 36 x 2" brass on steel 38lbs. 2013

Stainless $16,500. 48 x 36 x 2" 38lbs. 2012

Thoughts $18,500. 60 x 48 x 2" copper on steel 2012

Apparent Order $16,500 48 x 36 x 2" stainless steel 38lbs. 2012

Space Rings $16,500. 48 x 36 x 2" copper on steel 38lbs. 2012

Eleven Lines $16,500. $8 x 36 x 2" 38lbs. 2012

Seven Rings $16,500. 48 x 36 x 2" copper on steel 38lbs 2011

Round Lines $14,500 48 x 36 x 2" copper on steel 38lbs 2011

Copper on Steel $16,000. 40 x 36 x 2" 38lbs 2011

Rings $16.500 48 x 36 x 2" stainless 38lbs. 2009

Thumb Print $ sold 48 x 36 x 2" stainless 2008

Story $18,500. 48 x 36 x 2" stainless 38lbs. 2008

Apparent Chaos $ sold 48 x 36 x 2" stainless 2008

Off Center $16,500 36 x 48 x 2" burnt stainless 2008

Off Center $5,800 24 x 24 x 2" stainless 2008

Rings $14,500 36 x 48 x 2" stainless 2008

Star $14,500 48 x 36 x 2" stainless 2008

New York Dreams $24,000 48 x 36 x 2" stainless 2008
Lines in Space $5,900. 39.5 x 29 x 5" gas welded steel 2008

Source $9,500. 48 x 48 x 3" gas welded steel 2008

Stainless Lines $1850. 12.75 x 16 x 1" stainless steel 2006
Life Lines $12,000 48 x 36 x 2" gas welded steel 2005

Bunch of Lines $12,500 48 x 36 x 2" gas welded steel 2005
Sketch $ sold 12 x 12 x 2" approx. gas welded steel 2005
Untitled $ sold 12 x 16 x 1" approx. gas welded steel 2004
Broken Lines $ sold 12 x 12 x 1" gas welded steel 2004
Circles on Sheet $ sold gas welded sheet steel 2004
Random Lines $7,900. 48 x 36 x 4" gas welded steel 2003
Lines sm $ sold 2003

Lines $12,500 36 x 48 x 2" gas welded steel 2003
Circles $14,500 48 x 36 x 2" gas welded steel 2003
Curved Lines $6,400 36 x 24 x 2" gas welded steel 2003
Burnt Metal $6,900. 24 x 36 x 2" gas welded steel 2002

Tunnel $ sold 48 x 36 x 2" gas welded steel 1997ish