Sculpture &
Jon Corson-Rikert
Art works in two and three dimensions
High Desert Kelp
With help from several dedicated friends, I installed a new sculpture, High Desert Kelp, on July 6 along Route 36 in downtown Lyons, Colorado, through the heARTS of Lyons program. The sculpture will be on view through the summer of 2025.
Update on Opus 1
The 1973 wood sculpture, Opus 1, received a new base from its owners in Germany, who passed along a new photo. It's good to hear that older pieces are still appreciated.
All Together Now
Painted aluminum, 4' x 4' x 8'
Installed from September, 2021 through September, 2023 at the St. Vrain Market in Lyons, Colorado as a juried selection for the heARTS of Lyons, An Art Collection All Over Town, with support from the Lyons Community Foundation and the Town of Lyons.
All Together Now invites exploration in the round as forms appear and change shape when viewed from different angles and through varied openings.
The Market's outdoor café seating provided an ideal vantage point as sunlight moved across the sculpture over the course of the day.
Aviary & Cathedral for Hudson Park
Painted steel tubing and wire mesh
Aviary 10'1" x 9' x 10'2"
Shown together in the invitational "Art in Site" exhibit at the Wisconsin Memorial Union Gallery in Madison, Wisconsin, 1981.
Cathedral for Hudson Park (21.5" x 20" x 20") can be seen in the permanent collection of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
Aviary (left) with Cathedral for Hudson Park (on pedestal)
Red Arcade
Painted steel, 15' x 10' x 9'
Created for a 1980 touring sculpture show, "For a While," exhibited at four locations in Dane County, Wisconsin.
Currently in a private collection, Mecklenburg, NY
Long Chair
Selected for the 1980 Wisconsin Biennale at the Madison Art Center, now the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
The Garver Gallery
in Madison, WI represented Corson-Rikert from 1981-1984, featuring his polychrome tabletop steel rod and wire mesh sculptures
Diamond, 15" x 5" x 11"