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Charlie Lucas
American, born 1951
Selma-based artist Charlie Lucas comes from a family that included quilters, blacksmiths, and basket makers. In his younger years, he constantly created toys for his siblings and friends using found scraps. As an adult, Lucas turned to art after seriously injuring his back in an accident in 1984. During his recuperation he worked on small pieces and as he grew stronger he began forming large-scale sculptures from scavenged metal and other objects. "Self-Portrait: When the Left Side of the Brain Meets the Right Side of the Brain" features a split and transposed face and an open book that on one side depicts welded tools and on the other displays an incised inscription. With this sculpture, Lucas symbolically narrates the story of his alter ego, the Tin Man.
American, born 1951
Self-Portrait: When the Left Side of the Brain Meets the Right Side of the Brain
about 2006
Object Type:
Sculpture
Creation Place:
North America, American, Alabama
Dimensions:
86 1/2 in. x 33 in. x 37 in. (219.71 cm x 83.82 cm x 93.98 cm)
Medium and Support:
Found objects, iron, and steel
Accession Number:
2010.0010
Credit Line:
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Association Purchase
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Selma-based artist Charlie Lucas comes from a family that included quilters, blacksmiths, and basket makers. In his younger years, he constantly created toys for his siblings and friends using found scraps. As an adult, Lucas turned to art after seriously injuring his back in an accident in 1984. During his recuperation he worked on small pieces and as he grew stronger he began forming large-scale sculptures from scavenged metal and other objects. "Self-Portrait: When the Left Side of the Brain Meets the Right Side of the Brain" features a split and transposed face and an open book that on one side depicts welded tools and on the other displays an incised inscription. With this sculpture, Lucas symbolically narrates the story of his alter ego, the Tin Man.
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