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"The Fading Light of Liberty", steel sculpture by Brian O'Connor
“The Fading Light of Liberty” by Brian O’Connor #art #sculpture #metalart #canada #welding
“Flower Man” by Brian O’Connor. The main concept here is how terrifying it would be to find yourself reincarnated as a flower but with all your human consciousness intact.
“Yin Yang Man” by Jenna Hoffart and Brian O’Connor. A look at the duality of man. https://instagram.com/sculptingsteel
https://m.facebook.com/joonhugoo
https://www.instagram.com/jennahoffart
Literally just a piece of weld spatter that I painted. I like to call them hot snowflakes.
No idea but I’m kinda proud of it.
“Heart of Alberta” by Brian O’Connor. Meant to show how integral oil and gas is to the Alberta economy and how difficult it will be for us to diversify in the face of changing energy demand.
“Alien flower woman” open to interpretation.
“Praying Mantis” cuz my mom wanted a praying mantis.
Jennifer the owl
Follow me on Instagram https://instagram.com/brianoconnorart
NiHZ
Art history students of the next century will appreciate your concise explanations of the meaning behind your works.
Totallyscrewedinaustin
Very cool. Kinda surreal. Keep it up
gigem77
How much for #1?
Hossman83
They Suck!
Ivain
Do they suck? No. Are they groundbreaking or super-interesting? Most of them aren't.
KyrieGloria
I've seen this quality of work in galleries and commanding large amounts of money. I think you've got something good going on.
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
Thanks :)
vindik8or
My dude. Are you 14 and think this is deep?
ckpelletier
ThelmaTidwell
My husband has been a welder for over 30 years, but not into art. His opinion, “Huh, that’s pretty neat.” HUGE from a foundry welder! :)
Willshade145
They are great.
gregceee
Nice work. Very original.
ChaosPersonified
I'd pay for one or two of these. I think you're doing fine work.
DaisyfromDownunder
Yes your suction is good. Keep sucking.
tardisRetardis
Theyre ok. Ill give you three fifty for them
Scruffyszombiemustache
Totallynotfakingit
That first one might have been better if it were made out of licorice.
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
Thanks I’ll keep that in mind.
slasherpanda
Could you tell us which of these are your earliest works and which are the newer ones?
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
They’re in reverse chronological order so the American one is the newest. But I have newer pieces in other posts.
slasherpanda
Then you’ve gotten a LOT better. When you compare your newer stuff to the older stuff. I don’t know if you can see it but things look more
slasherpanda
Smooth as you’ve practiced. If you’re looking to sell your works to main stream clients I suggest taking commissions! Personally I like the
slasherpanda
Full creatures and body parts because metal faces scare me but to each their own!!
MrFlick
This stuff is pretty cool, especially the first one. I really like the whole dark theme of the flag destroying liberty
Gianttesticlemonster
So are you Brian O'Connor? Or is the Heart of Alberta part of your collection? Either way it, and all these, are pretty cool brother.
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
Yes I’m Brian O’Connor. Thank you :)
Theverant
I liked your no idea one the best. And your hot snowflake which I prefer to imagine is robotic alien jizz.
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Theverant
Sweet, thanks!
D33RLORD
If that first one is yours, I'd pay a hell of a lot for, if I had any money at least. The symbolism is magnificent.
HeThrustsHisFistsAgainstthePostsandStillInsistsHeSeesYourMom
#2 is horrifying. I love it
CaptainMarkoRamius
Ever played Undertale?
1potsie
I like them especially the owl
Nandabun
You mean fucking Bubo? Jennifer.. -scoffs-
sargissargis
Super! I'd buy one!
WebsterPuddlesMD
Art is subjective. It's not really fair because some will love it and some not. As for me, I think theyre awesome. Very awesome.
FIDLAR
Yeah these are shweet
Barbarian90001
When everything is art then nothing is art. Critical Theory 101.
Fluffycorn
He is building the things Archeologists are going to dig up and theorize about!
MyFatBaby
You could say they are
WebsterPuddlesMD
spickate
You just have random flanges laying around? Cool stuff man. The weld splatter one is neat too. I’ve done a few artsy things with stainless
BulletToofTony
I loved you in Fast and the Furious movies, Brian O'Conner
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
Is it uncool to tell people my instagram is sculptingsteel ? Cuz I have videos of better sculptures there. I’m not hip with the internet.
RavingRebel221
Following now, because I think your sculptures are intriguing.
PeccableTiming
More that acceptable. It double's as proof that you're not trying to show off someone else's work as you own. Good stuff!
DataNet
The american flag hurts my soul.
LocalZoophile
Generally on Imgur you want to put info like this in your post. Just hit edit and tack it on. Do that instead of commenting it.
TheQuestionFewpeopledoFeweventhinktoaskthequestion
HOw much for you to make another of the 2nd last one or just do a bust of dexes EX
NZSheeps
As long as you don't offer to post a NSFW hula hooping video
Varcova
Your technical skill is there, and some of these are great like #5 and #8, but I think a study of the principles of design would be a boon.
TheFrozenCanadian
Immediately following! I really enjoy you're art
HouseMouseMN
I’m now following you on Instagram- I want a snowflake!
sqeewew
they do suck OP. better send them to me so i can properly dispose of them for you.
sevenfingers
lookin real merican in #1 for a canadian
MetaVulture
USA! USA! USA! USA! *looking closer* US..a? U... S... huh... oh well, USA! USA! USA!
OfficialCaveJohnson
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
It’s supposed to be a statement on the degradation of American liberty which is how things look from the other side of the border.
FungusForge
And I'm just thinkin' it looks awful neato.
izzysage1616
Not saying one way or another I just want to hear why you think our liberties are fading?
Amtherion
I like messages in art to be clear and in your face, and I really got that vibe from it. It's a great piece.
teardropivyyearofthetiger
I got the irony. ????????
realfakegamer
we just want our oil we don't need someone interpreting us
sadstory
In fairness, my first thought seeing it was patriotism empowering liberty. Feeding the torch in the darkness.
CrotchetyBOFH
The real question is, is it for sale?
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
Almost all of them are yes.
CrotchetyBOFH
I pm'd you
itsjustspermandnonsense
@BrianOConnor10 I'd buy it if it was available for purchase. It's amazing and a profound statement.
Okayweldersomewhatbetterartist
Message me
sevenfingers
Ahh gotcha/ They look that way down here too, we just like to be optimistic
AnonOmis1000
Or complacent, depending on who you're talking to.