Bradley Arthur
Is one of the featured sculptors in
Schiffer Publishing's newest Art history book
"Florida Sculptors and Their Work: 1880–2020"
by Deborah C. Pollack
The first study of its kind, featuring over 80 important artists who have lived in Florida
"is a tribute to these diverse artists who have enchanted, amused, saddened, or outraged us."
An early text-based sculpture from common toy soldiers, molded and made into wax then cast into a unique bronze
See Arthur's Newest Text-based Social Practice Project:
Election Assets / All About The Vote.
"SaveDemocracy.vote" a comprehensive series of "Civic Engagement" digital text for the World Wide Web
Five of Arthur's sculptures (from the Richard Brown Baker Collection)
are in the permanent collection at Yale University Art Gallery
"WordsWeapons - WMD's"
an original "Shadow Thoughts"
in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts
Florida State University"Stocks and Bombs"
Peace Blooms Love - Love Blooms Peace"
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In 2001 Arthur won a Public Art Commission
from Hillsborough County
to create two sculptures
made from melted weapons.
"Components of Public Safety I" ("COPS I")
Stainless steel and recycled steel from melted weapons
"Components of Public Safety II" COPS II
Memorial for those "Missing in Action"
A second sculpture was installed at the Sheriff's Station in Citrus Park
Sheriff's Office District 3 in CItrus Park
7202 Gunn Hwy, Tampa, FL 33625
Video of melted guns artwork during the work in progress
on CNN Headline News
"Components of Public Safety"
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Arthur in 2007 designed and created the memorial garden and sculpture
at Congregation Kol Ami, Tampa
"Kol Ami Star Memorial" Congregation Kol Ami, Tampa, FL
"Kol Ami Star" & Memorial
Congregation Kol Ami, Tampa, FL
short recent video (45 sec)
20 years ago
As we approach the Twentieth Anniversary of 9.11 America has witnessed the full circle of tragic events. The horrific flight attacks on the World Trade Centers, Operation Enduring Freedom military campaign on Afghanistan and now the massive effort to airlift out twenty years of troops, US citizens, friends, allies equipment and weapons.
We see on television the loss of life for all involved, and see again new levels of destruction and death. Plus a whole lot of money, Three hundred million dollars a day for 20 years! All kinds of weapons prevailed in this course of action, some primitive, many sophisticated but yet here we are 20 years later.
Since 2001, the US has spent $2.26 trillion in Afghanistan, the Costs of War Project at Brown University calculates. The biggest chunk – nearly $1 trillion – was consumed by the Overseas Contingency Operations budget for the Department of Defense. The second biggest line item – $530bn – is the estimated interest payments on the money the US government borrowed to fund the war.
In all of the wars and military engagements fought by the United States since Sept. 11, 2001, the country has spent over $6.4 trillion — largely funded by borrowing, the Cost of War project estimates.
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This body of work deals with my interest in an individual's opportunity to have their voice participate in shaping our nation.
Every person has the responsibity to protect the health of our Planet and to defend our Democracy
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