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Charles Gray

I do for art what architects do for buildings and interior designers do for interiors!

Creative Problem Solver
Affiliate IIDA

If what we do confirms who we are, then Charles Gray has established himself as one whose desire is "not to imitate but to create" thus corroborating, replicating and honoring our Creator.

He has not sought gallery nor museum endorsements, but only his clients approval. As an intrinsically motivated artist, who flourishes within the specific parameters of each distinctive project, his portfolio of over four hundred commissioned works testifies to that impetus. The longevity of his commissioned works speaks to their viability. Twenty five years later, not only does his interpretation of Tinker Bell's Trail at Walt Disney World entitled "She Was Just Here", still awe viewers, but other works continue to enhance their original environment years after completion.

Art should be an immediate and beautiful encounter. Charles believes each step of the process should be a unique experience for the project team: client, designer, architect, artists and craftsmen. Especially when corporate, the objective should be an interactive experience that facilitates brand internalization. "A thing of beauty is a joy forever," John Keats.

Just 3:27 minutes for this You Tube Video will clue you in to the workings of his mind! Cut and Paste:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waU2mEQBGGw

Galleries
Atrium
4 images
For Purchase
5 images
Graphics
2 images
Metal
8 images
Mosaics
14 images
Residential
8 images
Sculptures
2 images
Weavings
3 images

Artwork

RESUMÉ
World Trade Center Memorial Submission
Byzantine Mosaic Studies, Ravenna, Italy
Conference Presenter - IIDA, Chicago, IL
Conference Presenter - IDC National Convention, Toronto, Canada
Conference Presenter - ASID Convention, Toronto, Canada
Newport Beach, CA Arts Commissioner
Post Graduate Studies in Art, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
Commissioned Officer USAF
BA, Carson Newman College, Jefferson City, TN
Griffin High School Graduate, Griffin, GA
World Entry, Atlanta, GA

"THE GUILD," Designer's Books 9 & 12, Architectural Arts & Sculpture books 11, 12 & 13. Also: http://www.guildtrade.com

Partial list of Inimitable Commissions
"TEAMED": interactive, multi-media four foot square art piece, SPRINT'S NEW CAMPUS, Overland Park, KS
"GATHERING NO MOSS": stone, rebar, acrylic rods, Private Collection, Kansas City, MO
"HIGH TEE AT THE BOULDERS": 21,000+ hand painted Golf Tee Mosaic©, Private Collection, Kansas City, MO
"SABBATICAL": personal custom home design & build
"SUNTERRA'S DREAMS": interactive retail store designs for 2,000 sq. ft. interactive retail locations, SUNTERRA RESORTS,Los Angeles, CA
"HIGH TEE FOR GUYS & DOLLS": diptych 4'x4'x6", 30,000+golf tee mosaic, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISE LINES, SONG OF AMERICA, Miami, FL
"SEVEN FOR THE WALL": 7 individual wall sculptures created with copper, patina, tubing and Dichroic glass approximately 12 sq. ft. each. INTERIOR CONCEPTS, Spring Lake, MI
"RICHARD SOLO": 6'2" 27" plaster, glasses,1996 Olympic Torch, glass & Dichroic glass. Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ
"ULRICH'S PLIGHT" 40 square feet of woven copper & brass wall sculpture with dichroic glass. Private Collection, Phoenix, AZ
"JOY's Joy": Barishnikov inspired wall sculpture of dichroic glass & sculptured copper. 4' x 4';. Private Collection, Mesa, AZ
"DON's THOUGHTS": 24'X4'X8", sound and ultraviolet activated wall sculpture honoring Don Gregory, AMC THEATRES, Tallahassee, FL
"BUZZARD"S HIGH TEE": 5'x6'x4", 35,000+ golf tee mosaic, Private Collection
"SEVEN SHELLS OF THE SEA": Each shell fills a 5x5 foot area, sculptured copper with Patina. VERIZON, Victorville, CA
"SILENT GIFT OF CURL": 20'X9' wall sculpture, foam, concrete, VERIZON, Victorville, CA
"STILL WATERS RUN:": 14'x66"x3"; & 9'x66"x3", 97,000+ glass marble mosaic, acrylic tubes, copper with Patina, VERIZON, Victorville, CA
"DESERT HIGHLANDS HIGH TEE": 4'x 6'; Golf Tee Mosaic, Private Collection, Scottsdale, AZ
"WESTERN NIGHTS": 30'X 40', atrium sculpture of 36 individually suspended custom extruded tubes with laminated diffractive film, 4" diameter by 3', 4', & 5'lengths, AMC THEATRES, Woodland Hills, CA
"REMBRANDT CRUSHED AGAIN": 8'x54'x6" interactive mural, 400+ employee participants, Rembrandt pastels, Polystyrene, wood, dry wall mud, GTE, Victorville, CA
"CASABLANCA": 24'x10', Dimensional mural. UV activated acrylic, resin casts Geckos, bamboo, UV lighting, custom shutters. GTE, Victorville, CA
"A TWIST IN TIME": 7'x5'x8", copper patio sculpture with Patina, GTE, Victorville, CA
"SHARD SAGUARO": 7'x4'x15", pot shards, steel, wire. GTE, Victorville, CA
"GATHERS NO MOSS": 4'x 5'x 9'; h, rock, rebar, UV activated acrylic, GTE, Victorville, CA
"FAULT RUNS THRU IT": 4'x8'x8", 4'x6'x8", copper wall sculpture with Patina, GTE, Victorville, CA
"ODE TO GEORGIA O": 6'x9'x6", 70,000+ glass marble mosaic, acrylic tubes, copper with Patina, GTE, Victorville, CA
"HANSON'S HIGH TEE": diptych 3'x5'x7";, 27,000+ hand painted golf tee mosaic, THE PARWAY GROUP, Irvine, CA
"PILAR'S POWDER": Powder Room environmental design in collaboration with René Kubiak and Stacy Dukes, carved expanded polystyrene, granite, copper, MRS. JOHN WAYNE, Newport Beach, CA
"STRYJEWSKI'S CIRCULARITY": Three (3) eight foot diameter stainless steel forms, epoxy and holographic fragments, AMC 14 MANSELL, Alpharetta, GA
"STELLAR XIV": Aerial mobile sculpture, 14 concave/convex 42"star shapes, holographic fragments, AMC 14 MANSELL, Alpharetta, GA
"TUCUMCARI TRUCKSTOP": 65"x 65"x 65" chamois, acrylic, American Indian artifacts, Mr./Mrs. THOMAS CRAWFORD, Marietta, GA
"TECHFIRE": 39"x 48", 48"x 60" holographic KINETIC CANVAS, GEORGIA TECH / 1996 OLYMPIC INFIRMARY, Atlanta, GA
"MESA SOLIEL": 5'x 30" stainless steel, aluminum tubing, brass, copper rods, Dichroic glass, MICHAEL DURDEN, Panama City Beach, FL
"PEARLED AFRICANA": 33"x 31" granite wall sculpture, MICHAEL DURDEN, Panama City Beach, FL
"Golden Glow": 8'x 15'; metalized graphic, VIP LOUNGE, MERV GRIFFIN RESORTS, Atlantic City, NJ
"ITALIANATED ONE" & "ITALIANIZED TWO": 6'x 9'; twin metal sculptures with automobile finish, THE IN ZONE RESTAURANT, Club level, THE GEORGIA DOME, Atlanta, GA
"BENJAMIN MOORE PICKS UP STICKS": 12'x 60' heart pine dowel construction, WORLD TRADE CENTER, Atlanta, GA
"SYDNEY SOUND" & "SYDNEY ECHO": 12'x 15'each, expanded polystyrene armature, resin coated Pantone Papers, WORLD TRADE CENTER, Atlanta, GA
"SOUTHERN LIGHTS": 20'x 40'x 50', 147 element aerial mobile sculpture, custom extruded acrylic tubing, metalized holographic film, AMC PHIPPS PLAZA, Atlanta, GA
"IMPLODING WIND": 24'x 24', acrylic on acrylic, 16 piece modular wall sculpture, AETNA REALTY INVESTMENT COMPANY, Santa Fe Springs, CA
"FIVE SOLUTIONS": Five (5) different pieces for five different spaces, FURECK GARDENS, San Francisco, CA
"MIZNER MELODIES": Triptych & mobile 12'x 4', pantone and acrylic, AMC MIZNER PARK, Boca Raton, FL
"PAPOUROS": Five modules 24"x24"x3" paper wall sculpture, INGRAM PAPER COMPANY, City of Industry, CA
"TABULA DOS": Two foam & resin end tables, PRIVATE COLLECTION, Murrieta, CA
"AQUATIC VERTEBRATES": Triptych, pantone, foam, resin, WOMEN'S MEDICAL GROUP, Irvine, CA
"TEN YEARS LATER": Five panels 24"x 28"s 2", pastels, polystyrene, plaster, WOMEN'S MEDICAL GROUP, Irvine, CA
"CADWORLDLY": 45'x 12'x 2" modular world map, CAD drawings, polystyrene, mirrored acrylic, WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, Irvine, CA
"NUBLUFLOAT": 6'x6'x8" casts resin and computer component logo, WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION, Irvine, CA
"FANSUNFUN": 16'x 8'x 6" stainless steel, polished aluminum tubing, brass & copper rods, & diachronic glass, PRIVATE COLLECTION, Tokyo, JAPAN
"HIGH TEE IN VISALIA": Diptych panels 3'x 5'x 6", golf tee mosaic, VISALIA COUNTRY CLUB, Visalia, CA
"FABRICKATED STEEL": 4'x 12'x 8", stainless steel & stained glass, DR/MRS. MCWHIRTER, Rancho Mirage, CA
"WAS BUT IS NO MORE": 4'x4'x14" stainless steel, copper, Persian yarn, MR/MRS. GEORGE KEITER, Beverly Hills, CA,
"de STIJL with CURVE AND COLOR": Triptych 14"x 14" modules, aluminum, Persian yarn, push pins, BMW parts, MR/MRS GEORGE KEITER, Beverly Hills, CA
"UNCHANGING SEASONS": Mixed media, President's Conference Room, TACO BELL CORPORATE, Irvine, CA
"ART FOLLOWS FORM": 5'x 8'x 2" carved polystyrene, WINBERLY ALLISON TONG & GOO, Newport Beach, CA
"AD-IN-FI-NI-TUM": Quadrille 36"x36"x4", collage, RANCHO SANTA FE FARMS GOLF CLUB, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
"SHE WAS JUST HERE": 20'x 40'x 50; 500+ piece laser engraved holographic aerial mobile sculpture, AMC WALT DISNEY WORLD'S PLEASURE ISLAND, Orlando, FL
"GO VOICES GO": 18 pieces 1.5"x 24" acrylic rod, colored cable, GTE, Victorville, CA
"WIRED FOR THE HIGH DESERT": 6'x 18'x 5"; mosaic mural, dowels and 45 miles colored telephone cable GTE, Victorville, CA
"ESSENCE OF ELK", "ESSENCE OF THE TRAIL", & "ESSENCE OF TAOS": 4'x 6'; mixed media paintings, NRA WHITTINGDON CENTER, Raton, New Mexico,
"RAIN": 7 panels 12"x 12" aluminum, windshield wiper blades, paint, CREVIER BMW, Santa Ana, CA
"EIGHT TIMES": 8 pieces 12"x 12" mixed media, MISSION VIEJO MEDICAL TOWER, Mission Viejo, CA,
"CURVACIOUS TIMES": 5 pieces 18"x 36" mixed media, MISSION VIEJO MEDICAL TOWER, Mission Viejo, CA
"RECTANGULAR TIMES": 4'x 8'; mixed media, MISSION VIEJO MEDICAL TOWER, Mission Viejo, CA
"TUBES TIMES": 5 pieces 3" dia. X 6'long, mixed media, MISSION VIEJO MEDICAL TOWER, Mission Viejo, CA
"TWIST TIMES": 32 pieces 1.5"x 36", mixed media, MISSION VIEJO MEDICAL TOWER, Mission Viejo, CA
"röf visch": 7'h x 5'w x 5'd, roof tile shards, copper sheeting, copper nails, JM PETERS & PERCENT FOR THE ARTS, Brea, CA
"HOT COLORED SANDWICHES": Triptych 4'x 6'acrylic panels, acrylic, TACO BELL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, Irvine, CA
"NEWPORT BOOGIE WOOGIE": 48"x 48" 4" acrylic rod, cable, electrical heat shrink, President John Martin's Office, TACO BELL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, Irvine, CA
"REVERSIBLE CLIMB TO THE TOP": 18"x18"x18", 24"x24"x24", 30"x30"x30", mixed media, TACO BELL CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, Irvine, CA
"NEMISIS ZANE": 40"x 18"x 12", concrete, epoxy & paint, MR. & MRS. OLDEN LEE, Louisville, KY
"IMBROGLIO": 107"x 48", 32oz cotton canvas, acrylic paint, ROBERT PEEBLES, Cowan Heights, CA
"KAMALA": 6'x 8'; Oriental Kalim, upholstery cording, Persian yarn, canvas, ROBERT PEEBLES, Cowan Heights, CA
"TRANSOCEANIC": 4'x 12', acrylic on acrylic sandwich, ROBERT PEEBLES, Cowan Heights, CA
"FUMMAS TERRAE": 72"hx 36"wx 20"d, mosaic of pottery shards, acrylic paint, CITY COMMUNITY CENTER, Irwindale, CA
"DIURNAL TRIPTYCH": 6'x 3', 5'x 2.5', 4'x 2', mixed media, UNITED WESTERN MEDICAL CENTERS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, Santa Ana, CA
"DISUADED RODS": 8' x 14.5'; sandpaper, ropes & acrylic rods, UNITED WESTERN MEDICAL CENTERS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, Santa Ana, CA
"ESSENCE OF FUTURE": 72"x 120"x30", 8"x8"x36" stainless steel bird's eye maple and aniline dye, UNITED WESTERN MEDICAL CENTERS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS, Santa Ana, CA
"FLUIDUS": 36"x 72" canvas, acrylic paint, industrial glue, D & D DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, Brea, CA
"HIGH TEE," diptych 48"x 168", 43,000 hand painted golf tee mosaic, PGA WEST PRIVATE CLUBHOUSE, La Quinta, CA
"BEYOND POLLOCK": 6'x 60" 32oz canvas, paint, glue, MR. JOHN MARTIN, Laguna Beach, CA
"PERSIAN DANCE": 65 modules: 1.5"x 36" acrylic and Persian yarn, PALM VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, Palm Desert, CA
"DANCE IN STRIATION": 73 modules: 2' x 36" mixed media, PALM VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, Palm Desert, CA
"TRI-TEK": Triptych 18" equilateral triangles, acoustic, acrylic rods, paint, PALM VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB, Palm Desert, CA USA
"C-THE-LAKE": 5 panels 3'x 4'; canvas, paint, fabric, WESTERN FINANCIAL BANK, Anaheim, CA
"DIMENSIONAL DEPARTURE": 6"x 120" mixed media, PARACELSUS HOSPITAL CORPORATION, Lancaster, CA
"INTERPRETATION": 4'x8'; acrylic on acrylic sandwich, MR. & MRS.CHARLES HESTER, Corona del Mar, CA
"GASKETED PICASSO"" 3' x 5' tapestry, PHILLIPS GASKETS, Hemet, CA
"GORGONIO'S DOMAIN": 5'x30'; dimensional mural, GATEWAY BANK, Beaumont, CA
"CALLAHANCALLAHAN": 12" x 42" window graphic, JAMES CALLAHAN DESIGN STUDIO, Palm Springs, CA
"LINEAL LINES": 30"x 54", 12"x 72", 12"x 72" acrylic & canvas, PRIVATE COLLECTION, Murietta, CA
"OVER AND OVER": 5'x 60'; graphic mural, SHERATON ATLANTA AIRPORT, Atlanta, GA
"QUADRILLE": Four pieces 14" sq., needle points, GOLDEN THIMBLE AWARD, LOS ANGLES, CA 1986, COLLECTION OF THE ARTIST
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