$10,000
Bronze, powder coated plinth
26″w x 9.75’h x 15″d
From the artist:
The Watcher started with a pen drawing on the back of the monthly issue “Minutes of the last meeting” during a particularly boring faculty council meeting at the University of Tennessee in 1977 and continues today.
Over the years I have added Watchers in wood, copper, brass, stainless steel, painted steel and aluminum. Each Watcher is unique either by material, color, size or location. The peaceful figure of the seated man has progressed to approximately 100 individual sculptures and can be found in both public and private collections from Maine to Florida with the majority located in the southeastern United States. Several years ago, the Watcher Family went international with the Black and Amber Watcher perched at Langton’s Pub in Kilkenny, Ireland and two Watchers are sitting at the County Council Building in Limerick, Ireland.
Artist bio:
Primarily a Public Art sculptor working in figurative manner, Jim Collins is best exemplified by his long running series the WATCHER. His sculpture style has been characterized by the use of silhouettes of people and animals constructed of stainless steel, aluminum and other metals. Collins holds degrees from Marshall University in West Virginia, the University of Michigan, and a M.F.A. degree in sculpture from Ohio University.
His work can be found in many collections in the United States and Ireland with the majority located in the southeastern United States. Colorful silhouettes of figures and animals can be seen from Ireland to Plano, TX with the selected additions in Balbriggan County in Dublin, Ireland and St. Joseph, MO. He has a commissioned piece in Sienna Plantation, Missouri, TX, and has placed sculpture in Splinter Creek, MS, Hickory, NC, and Sandy Springs, GA. He has recently installed large-scale HILL CLIMB sculptures in Bentonville, AR and Gadsden, AL on their “Bike trails”.
Artist website: https://collins3d.com