My Show at ArtWorks Richmond VA July 24 - Aug 23, 2015

I will be showing approx 7+ Bronzes (4 larger works and 3-4 wall hangings) and 20+ works on paper.  All works will be originals and will be for sale.  Please visit the ArtWorks website for viewing hours.  I will be at the reception, Friday eve, July 24th from 7 to 10pm.

Dinky Doo Finisher: Small Talk

Here is the last of the Dinky Doo - Finisher pages in Dinky Stories #2 from 1986.
This is the MiniComic That inspired me to create Tallix Funnies!

Dinky Doo: Finisher

Another one page comic from Dinky Stories #2!
The inspiration for TX Funnies!
I am naming names
Mr.Q.C.is Jerry Tobin.
FatBoy is Richard Johansen.
And Mr. Finn is Vinny Nardone!

Almost 30 years ago and still full of Memories!

Cover of Dinky Stories #2

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze

I was working at the second bronze sculpture foundry of my career Tallix.  This place was really cool.  I was also very much into mini-comics and mail-art at the time.  So I combined things and let them flow. 
This 16 pager was all my art except one page by my pal Ralph M. and a drawing by Dave Herman on the inside cover contents page (he also inspired 2 of the 3 Dinky Doo: Finisher pages.
I will post the other 2 pages of Dinky Doo: Finisher here soon.
The response to this comic inspired Tallix Funnies!

Bowl Man Cast Bronze

(c)1991 Ralf Schulze

Made this little guy many years ago!  While I worked at a small Bronze art Foundry shop in Brewster NY, they had a Christmas Holiday contest most every year to make a small edition (the size of the # of employees).  The only rule was to keep it within approx 3" cubed.   I won the contest in 1991 and about 15 people got one of these tiny little three legged bowl guys. 
The bowl is about 2.25" diameter, but with the added  "Hand"les, he is about 4.25" wide.  He is only 2" tall.  I created him originally in wax (not my favorite media - since i worked in the metal end of the bronze sculpture process) and he turned out fine! In the last pic you might see my name "RALF" on the back leg.
This is my only cast bronze sculpture!  All my others are welded or brazed together by me.

"Bug Eye Guy" Welded Bronze Sculpture

(c)1988 Ralf Schulze

Made this sculpture in 1988 from bronze casting scraps and an old Baush & Lomb eye testing machine part.
He's about 12 inches tall, 10 inches wide and 14 inches long.
His right "eye" is adjustable... it can rotate (see last three pics)
I just took these photographs today.

Another shot.

Mr.Suburbia 3D Model Solidworks

About 4 years ago when we started using Solidworks at my job, I played with it to create a Mr. Suburbia Head.
Took a few lunch hours to get it right.
I featured a video of it in a video back then. 

Click Here to Check out the video

Fine Old Drawing title: "20 X 20"

(c)1986 Ralf Schulze

So, I used to work at a bronze art foundry where they made sculptures for artists in the very classic lost-wax method.  The company was Tallix and most people who worked there were also artists who were "struggling" including myself. 
At the time (1986) I was starting to draw mini-comix and I was participating in a lot of Mail-Art also.  And I came up with the idea of Tallix Funnies.   It was a great way to make fun of your co-workers, bosses and the artists who were essentially the "customer" of the foundry.  I did most of the first issue, but many talented people began contributing a lot of cool comics.
But I digress,  I wanted to get all 10 + 1 issues of Tallix Funnies on-line.  So I made a request on the Facebook page called Ex-Tallix employees for some help finding issues I no longer had.
Darren Lewis sent me a bunch of old issues along with the shown artwork of mine that I gave him all those many years ago.  I don't know what 20 x 20 means... maybe 20 horizontal lines -by- 20 vertical lines....
So that was an odd and long-winded  story to how I got back this old art of mine. 
It is ink marker and color pencil on 9 x 12 cardstock white paper.
I like how I made the circles appear with out being explicit.

For Your Skull Interview 1989 part 2

Click on image to zoom in!


These were in "For Your Skull" zine #20! The zine was created by Carrie and Rob.
I had gotten some stuff into previous issues and they asked me to write up a 3 page interview.

It was Fun!

For Your Skull Interview 1989 part 1

Click on the image to read the first page of my "For Your Skull" 'zine Interview.

Bronze Single Totem

(c)1989 Ralf Schulze

a double view of this approx 22" tall Bronze and steel sculpture.

Just found out that it is at my good friend's house on Long Island NY!

Working on my Sculpture 1988

photo: (c)1988 Mik Rezanka

Here I am working on the patina of my bronze sculpture back in 1988.

Totem Bronze

(c)1987 Ralf Schulze

One of my earlier bronze welded sculptures. It is about 9" tall and probably weighs 10 lbs because it is solid bronze.

Scraps from the Fine Art Bronze Foundry (Tallix) welded together.

I think it is at my parents place on Long Island.

Fine old Sculpture

(c) 1990 Ralf Schulze

A Fine Old Bronze Sculpture of Mine.

(c)1989 Ralf Schulze

I always liked this sculpture, it combined many ideas and styles I had at the time.  But it never seemed quite right, like something was missing.

Anyway it is about 15 inches tall and probably weighs a good 20+ lbs. It is made of welded Bronze Foundry scraps that I welded together.

I do not know where it is right now.

Postcard invitation for a Show I had in Danbury CT

I had a show of most of my sculptures back in 1991 or so.  It wasn't a solo, but it was a large space I shared with another artist who did mostly paintings. It was a private gallery that went out of business soon after.

Small Turkey Sculpture

I made this in 1989.
It is only about 10 inches tall.
It is welded bronze on a stainless steel base.

The Smoker

He's Solid Welded bronze. about 2 feet tall and weighs approximately 25 lbs.

He is Happily hanging out in Charlottesville Virginia near the entrance of a good friend's art studio!

Another New ACEO based on Sculpture

another new ACEO ink and watercolor
Based on an old 5 inch x 7 inch relief bronze plaque I created in 1991

5th ACEO

5th ACEO created today!
I have the original Sculpture bronze relief Plaque.
And it is available for sale!
just contact me for details.