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Contemporary Art Projects: Realized

Work that became a reality. Melvin engages ecological and conceptual themes through the use of specific materials and method in large, small, public and private art projects. This is his chronological portfolio.

The Other

Invited Artist, Land Art Symposium

Villa Cernigliaro, ITALY 2023

Wheatpasting

various projects

Pont-Aven, FRANCE 2022-present

Driftwood 2

Studio Production, various dimensions

Pont-Aven, FRANCE 2022

Changwon Biennale,

South Korea, 2022

Pont-Aven Gallery 2

Pop-Up Collective A4 Gallery

Pont-Aven, FRANCE 2022

Pont-Aven Studio

Permanent Artist Studio,

Pont-Aven, FRANCE, 2021

Pont-Aven Gallery

Pop-Up Gallery

Pont-Aven, FRANCE 2021

Voci Dal Vento 2

Temporary Installation, 4m suspension
Bamboo Carillons, CACTUS, QUIMPER, FRANCE, 2020

Voci dal Vento

Temporary Installation, 4m suspension

University of Siena, FabLab, Italy, 2019

Dinner Party

Life Cycle Installation, 4m suspension
I-Park Foundation, Connecticut, 2019

EvoGyre

Semi-Permanent Installation, 9m suspension
Conrad Maldives, Rangali Island, 2019

Division

Permanent Inox Sculpture, 2m’ tall w/base
Frenchberry, Pont Aven, 2023

Old Growth Memorial

Semi-Permanent Installation, 12ft tall
I-Park Foundation, CT, USA, 2018

Skull Remnant

Ephemeral Installation, 4ft tall
Wurlitzer Foundation, NM, USA, 2019

It is What It Is

Temporary Installation, 6months, 10ft tall
Paonia, CO, USA, 2018

ManMtn

Semi-Permanent Installation, 12ft tall
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, Puerto Rico, 2018

Helix

Permanent Installation, 30ft tall
Buffalo Creek Art Center, Nevada, 2017

EntroTree

Permanent Sculpture, 12ft tall
Utica, NY, 2018

Wanderer

Installation Proposal, dimensions vary

Mutanyu, The Great Wall of China, 2017

How Many Trees

Collaboration with Anna Norton
Highlands, NC, USA, 2017

MossCow

Site Specific Installation, 1.5m tall
Residency 108, NY USA, 2017

Curbing Entropy

Site Specific Installation, 5m tall
Siem Reap Airport, Cambodia, 2017

Mountain Top

Site Specific Installation, 25 ft tall
The Bascom Center for the Arts, Highlands, NC, USA, 2016

EvoCrawler

Site Specific Installation, 2m tall
Château de la Napoule, France, 2016

Thirsty 1

Bamboo, 20cm tall
Wyoming Studio, USA, 2016

Thirsty 2

Bamboo, 20cm tall
Wyoming Studio, USA, 2016

Thirsty 3

Bamboo, 20cm tall
Wyoming Studio, USA, 2016

Thirsty 4

Bamboo, 20cm tall
Bascom Studio, USA, 2016

Brain Coral

Mixed media sculpture, 50cm tall

France Studio, 2016

CancerUs v4

Mixed Media Sculpture, 60cm tall

France Studio, 2016

SkullPlow v2

Mixed Media Sculpture, 40cm tall

France Studio, 2016

CancerUs v2

Installation Series, 50cm tall

La Napoule, France, 2015

Senza Confini

Site Specific Installation, 2m tall

Campi Flegrei Italy, 2015

KYDA (Which Way)

Site Specific Installation, 3m tall
Kiev, Ukraine, 2015

EcoThrone

Sculpture Edition Variable, Mylar Inflatable 180 to 270cm tall

USA, Italy, Greece, France, 2014-2016

Tree Shelter

Site Specific Installation, 2m tall
 Humus Park, Pordenone, Italy, 2014

Ice Pods

Site Specific Installation, 2m tall

The Madrone, San Francisco, CA USA, 2013

Alpha Omega Monument

Site Specific Installation, 25ft tall
Grand Rapids Public Museum, Michigan, USA 2011

Cloud Plumbing

Reclaimed Industrial Materials, 27″ tall
California Studio, USA, 2011

Clouds Revenge

Reclaimed Industrial Materials, 17.5″ tall
California Studio, USA, 2011

Fleur DeCay

Studio Production, 19″ tall
California Studio, USA 2011

Flo Installation

Studio Production, 8 ft tall
California Studio, USA 2011

NoEco Tree

Studio Production, 2ft tall

California Studio, 2011

Time Was

Studio Production, 18″ tall

California Studio, 2011

Blood Poison

Studio Production, 18″ tall

California Studio, USA 2011

Toxic Love, 2011

Studio Production, 30″ tall

California Studio, USA 2011

Napalm

Studio Production, 18″ tall

California Studio, USA 2011

Test Tuber

Studio Production, 5″ Tall

California Studio, USA 2011

Pink Buddha

Studio Production, 21″ tall

California Studio, USA 2011

2km

Site Specific Installation, 3m tall

Gogolfest, Ukraine, 2010

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Site Specific Installation, 3m tall
Root Division Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2010

Spluge

Studio Production, 3′ tall

California Studio, USA 2010

Secretion

Site Specific Installation, 4m tall
San Francisco, CA USA 2009

Everything for Nothing or Something

Mixes Media, 6′ tall

Collaboration with Izumi Yokoyama

San Francisco, CA, USA 2009

Pink Pressure

Site Specific Installation, 15′ tall
San Francisco, CA, USA 2009

Splat

Site Specific Installation, 8′ tall
Mission 17 Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2009

Y-Axis

Site Specific Collaborative Installation, 30′ tall
San Francisco, CA, USA, 2009

Touch Don’t Touch

Site Specific Installation, 10′ tall

San Francisco, CA, USA 2009

Flex 4

Site Specific Installation, 30ft tall
San Francisco, CA USA 2008

Cloud 2

Site Specific Installation, 10′ tall
Swell Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA 2008

Cloud 1

Site Specific Installation, 10′ tall

San Francisco, CA USA, 2008

Reflections

Site Specific Collaborative Installation, 30′ tall

San Francisco, CA, 2007

18v5

Guerrilla Site Specific Installation, 8′ tall
US HWY 101, San Francisco, CA USA, 2007

Aven Project

Site Specific Installation, 2 km Site

Pont Aven, France, 2006

AVP 61

Printmaking selections, follow link
2005-present

PASDW

Site Specific Installation, 3m tall
Pont Aven, France, 2005

No Door

Site Specific Installation, 3m tall

Pont Aven, France, 2005

Trois Fontanes

Site Specific Installation, 6m tall
Pont Aven, France, 2005

Light & Shadow Works

Various works, click on image for more works,
Distillery Studios, Boston, USA 2004-2005

3000 Decisions

Site Specific Installation, 3m tall
Mass Art, Boston, USA 2004