Alan Rath

ALAN RATH
SCULPTURES

Carl Solway Gallery presents an exhibition of electronic sculpture by Cincinnati native Alan Rath who is now living in California. Eight works covering the past decade show the evolution of his creativity.

Alan Rath is well known for the electronic, kinetic, and robotic sculpture that he has produced since the early 1980s. Rath was born in Ohio in 1959 and was fascinated with machinery from an early age. Early influences include NASA, Robert Moog, and Jimi Hendrix. He is largely self -taught in electronics and art, but holds a degree in electrical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

An acknowledged pioneer in the exploration of electronics as an art form, Rath has exhibited his works worldwide. He participated in the 1991 Whitney Biennial and his sculptures are held in museum collections across the United States as well as in Europe and Japan. His works are admired for being carefully crafted and frequently charged with subtle animated humor.

Run Man Run V, 2004
mixed media,Acrylic, polypropylene, aluminum, steel, software, electronics, LCD.
14"x9.5"x9.5".

Tthe erudite athlete will recognize the artist’s acknowledgment of the photographic art of Eadweard Muybridge.

WALL THROBBER, 1998
aluminum, electronics, speaker, light fixture

A passionate device that causes a red child’s ball to bounce gently.

MARILYN, 1997
aluminum, electronics, speakers
15 1/2 x 29 x 23 inches

Comprised of two speakers with thrusting metallic cones at their centers that alternate pulsations.

Likker, 1993
electronics, aluminum, steel, cathode ray tube
16 x 98 x 9 inches

A wall mounted video apparatus with an elephant’s trunk appendage that ends in a cathode ray tube. The image on the monitor shows a mouth and an active tongue.

Off the Wall IV, 1993
aluminum, electronics, speakers
86 x 260 x 36 inches

The series of chattering speakers and looping cables that comprise this work are like huge electronic Baroque swags floating over our heads.

Mill, 1992
electronics, aluminum, tripod and speaker
59 x 34 x 42 inches

A Duchampian souvenir, that combines an old artist’s easel and a loudspeaker.