About a year ago I did a very fun interview with an old college friend Jesse Shafer and his partner Greg McHale for their New York centric website On the Real. They approached me about a series they were doing uncovering interesting new yorkers telling their stories. I had done
Author Archives: Jack Howard-Potter
Long Island City Arts Open 2014
I am excited to once again be involved in Long Island City Arts Open 2014 (LICAO) with the presentation of two large-scale kinetic sculptures in a group show at The Gotham Center! The show at The Gotham Center is titled: Go Figure and includes 14 artists who all draw inspiration from
Controversial Sculpture Draws Praise and Criticism – Article
I was alerted to this article from the Highlands Today Publication about my most recent installation in Sebring, Florida. It seems the male figure makes some people a bit uncomfortable. I have dealt with this kind of criticism for the whole of my career doing public sculpture. There was a
Throw Back Thursday: Fat Lady Sculpture Bellingham Washington 2005!
Here is another Throw Back Thursday picture of me at the installation of Fat Lady, powder coated steel, 105″ x 40″ x 30″, 2004 at the Big Rock Garden in Bellingham Washington in May 2005. This was a huge show for me at the time and up until then the most
Marco Island Sculpture Finds New Home!
I was really pleased the other day to see a Google Alert about a sculpture I sold to the City of Marco Island, called Marco Man, finding a new home. The sculpture was initially included in the ArtQuest 2006 exhibition run by the Marco Island Foundation for the Arts and was
Time Lapse – Winged Glory Installation, Sebring Fl
Ever wonder what it takes to put one of my sculptures on display? Installing a sculpture with a city government, sculpture park or museum for public display is a delicate dance of logistics. Well here is your chance to see what it takes in a time lapse video of the
Revisit Jack Howard-Potter’s 30-foot tall sculpture The Muse being installed!
Take a few minutes out of your day to revisit the day long installation of my 30-foot tall sculpture The Muse at The Southern Vermont Arts Center in August of 2012. This stunning time lapse video was done by photographer Tim Townsend and captures the majestic qualities of the summer
Moving Sculpture – Studio Clean Up!
A buddy and I spent a few hours in my studio cleaning up for a studio visit from a gallery. This video typifies the plight of a sculptor. Moving heavy sculpture around and creating room in a studio where there seemingly isn’t any free space. You can get a sense
Throw Back Thursday: 2008 Goliath Sculpture Unwrapped in Naples Florida
In keeping with my recent post about getting in on the Throw Back Thursday craze here is a picture of a sculpture installation from 2008. It is a monumental figurative steel sculpture titled: Goliath (for Mr. Palumbo), 99″ x 59″ x 96″, 2008. This photograph was taken during the installation of
Winged Glory Sculpture coming to Sebring Florida
Here is a nice article from Highlands Today about the impending installation of my Winged Glory sculpture in the Florida Outdoor Sculpture 2014 show. Outdoor Sculptures Coming to Sebring I am thrilled to be included in this show and will have two additional pieces as part of the show in Winter Haven