Acoustapus

I can’t really say where my obsession with tentacled sea monsters comes from, but the condition is clearly present.

This one gets its title from the acoustic guitar that forms its head. The sculpture hovers off the wall about six inches allowing the florescent bulbs installed within to bathe the wall with green light. A very cool effect in low light situations as shown in the last photo of this series.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.