Charlie Smith - Atlanta, Georgia
Sculptural Emanations Series: Discombobulator II (2003)

Media: fabricated steel, stainless steel and found objects of wood and various materials

The Discombobulator II is part of a series of large sculptural volumes acting as resonating chambers with metal appendages that create a wide range of audible tones.

Symmetric & asymmetric rhythms, through time and space are experienced while using the sculptural volume to explore the tension between surface and penetrating sound elements. A physical yet audible creature appears as individuals working together in sequence, or the singular participant, can create resonating sounds through interactive play. Persons are encouraged to freely touch, tap, turn, ring and strike the different elements of the sculpture to explore and create their own sounding experience.

Charlie Smith has a Bachelors degree in fine art from the Atlanta College of Art (1992). He worked with other artists and craftsmen until he founded The Facility Inc. in (1997). The Facility Inc. is a sculpture and art furniture business located in Atlanta, Georgia. The facility has been a successful art business and is tailored to specialty and one-of-a-kind creations.

Charlie has received art grants from the Burning Man LLC. to create large-scale fire sculptures for the weeklong art event held annually in the Black Rock desert of Nevada (2000, 2001, and 2002). He received funding to display his work at the Coachella Art and Music Festival in Indio, California (4/2002), and a grant from the Black Rock Arts Foundation to display his sculptural works at an art event in Austin, Texas (5/2002). He has also received funding from the Atlanta Contemporary Arts Foundation to display his fire sculptures for special events and gatherings.

Charlie specializes in working with a variety of metals and woods. His sculptural works are made from such metals as mild steel, stainless steel, copper, and aluminum. He has been working with the element of fire in his latest series, building both large and small-scale sculptural fire caldrons. Most of these vessels are fueled with wood although he works with propane and natural gas.

With this vision to spread the warmth of the hearth fire to humanity by creating focal congregation areas in both public and private spaces Charlie has placed and presented his sculptures in Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX, Steamboat Springs, CO, Reno, NV, Memphis, TN, New York, and Atlanta, GA.

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