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Adirondack-based artist creates sculptures from found materials
Tupper Lake, N.Y. – Over a dozen sculptures by Adirondack-based artist Barney Bellinger are now on display around The Wild Center’s Tupper Lake campus, in partnership with Tupper Arts. Bellinger’s first exhibition of large-scale steel sculptures, Welded Steel: Shape, Form and Light, represents his evolution as an artist and his diverse experiences in nature. Portraying natural flora and fauna, the large works of art – 17 in total – have been strategically placed around the campus to incorporate the surrounding environment. The exhibition will be on display through next year and is included in regular admission.
Bellinger’s work has evolved over the years. A self-taught artist entering his 51st year creating art, he has explored a variety of artforms: customizing motorcycles, hand carving and painting signs, making rustic furniture, photography and oil painting, and now sculptural metal work. He has exhibited at the Smithsonian Institution, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, the Doyle Gallery in NYC, the National Museum of Wildlife Art in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and the Adirondack Experience, among others. Currently, he is artist-in-residence at the Paul Nigra Center for Creative Arts, creating accessible artistic experiences through classes that include people of all abilities and artistic skills.
More of Bellinger’s work, including rustic furniture, paintings, and lighting fixtures, is on exhibit from July 1 through September 15, 2021 at the Tupper Arts Center located at 106 Park Street in Tupper Lake.
The Wild Center is open seven days a week from 10am to 5pm. A phased reopening of its indoor amenities begins July 1. For more information on guidelines and reservation information, visit The Wild Center’s Visit page: www.wildcenter.org/visit/.
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Photo: Barney Bellinger, photo by Stanley Rumbough
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