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Article: This art's a steel.(sculptor Barrett DeBusk works with cold forged steel)(What's New?)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- USA TODAY
- Article date:
- May 1, 1997
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Most people's conception of art is fairly stereotyped: Painters work with brushes, while sculptors wield hammers and chisels. Obviously, they haven't met Barrett DeBusk. This Ft. Worth, Tex.-based sculptor's medium is cold forged steel, and the instruments he wields to shape it are welding tools. While this sounds oh so high-tech and might lead one to expect all sharp edges and massive pieces, DeBusk's works are not remotely along these lines--far from it, in fact.
Looking for words to describe these pieces, the ones that spring to mind are whimsical, satiric, kinetic, and, most of all, sheer fun! DeBusk hand bends the steel rods to form a wide assortment of ...