Skye Ferrante 'Man of Wire' (American, 20th century) nude wi...

Hammer

£110

Skye Ferrante 'Man of Wire' (American, 20th century) nude wire sculpture on board, 46cm long. [Ferrante, 47, was born in Manhattan. His parents both attended the School of Visual Arts and worked in advertising. The family eventually moved from Greenwich Village to Queens. Ballet was his initial artistic pursuit, he says, starting at age 9. He trained at the Feld Ballet school, now known as Ballet Tech, and became a professional at 16.
“Ballet informs everything I do,” says Ferrante. “I’m certain that the movement in the wire and the line and the continuity is influenced by it.”
He became interested in working with metal during an apprenticeship at the studio of Greg Wyatt, where he learned about the craft of bronze sculptures. Ferrante set up shop on the streets, creating and displaying art for sale. He has enjoyed interacting with New Yorkers and visitors while discovering a way to earn a living doing art. He also sells work through galleries. Ferrante says he sells work at a wide range of prices, starting with “affordable fast art from $100 to $1,000” to portrait, landscape and commission work for $2,500 to $20,000]