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