Artist, John Dupree, 2

John Dupree is a self-taught artist with a strong background in welding. Dupree is inspired by working with various types of metals and found objects. Breaking Away was created using found objects, bicycle wheels, that were to be discarded from a local bike shop. Dupree elected to repurpose these wheels by layering the circular shapes and welding them together to create an interesting composition. The title Breaking Away comes from a 1970s movie, by the same title, which a high school graduate was determined to leave his small town where he grew up and to overcome any challenge, then became obsessed with Italian cycling. Dupree focused on shape and line, connecting to rhythm and balance within his piece, breaking out from a traditional rectangular frame.

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John Dupree Breaking Away Metal, found objects 2019