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| Clete Shields - Michael Demaray - 14 X 22 X 12 in., plaster |
Clete Shields (Maffett) of Philadelphia has had a varied and successful career in three-dimensional art that really began when friends of Quentin Tarantino discovered Shield's sculpted caricatures of Pulp Fiction characters and championed the young man's work to the movie's director. Since then, Shields has created works for Tarantino, Robert Rodrieguez, Kevin Smith, and Samuel L. Jackson; has designed collectibles for the Franklin Mint and maquettes for video games and the movie Spy Kids; and has sculpted the Longshoreman Memorial in San Pedro, California.
Recently, Shields was commissioned by Capital Area Statues, Inc. (CAST) to sculpt an eight foot tall statue of country music star Willie Nelson for the city of Austin, Texas. CAST, a non-profit group which honors Texas' history by building public sculptures, plans on unveiling the bronze figure later this summer. The making of the sculpture will also be the subject of a documentary by Charter Tech High School and filmmaker David Von Roehm, a partner with Willie Nelson in the company, Luck Films.
Clete Shields' work is currently on display as part of a group show at Gallery 50 in Bridgeton, NJ.
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