GERRY STECCA

Humanoids (2026). These ladies (more will make their debut soon) resulted from collecting wood from our backyard, consisting of one or more of the following: Water Oak, Live Oak, Azalea and Crepe Myrtle wood plus a few rusty nails.

R.I.P. David Hockney: bad photo from 2003. Great admiration for DV and his legacy.

Wondering if this is still on display? Installed for the former James Royal Resort in South Beach during their 2012 renovation. It changed names in 2015 to Royal Palm hotel. I can’t find images of the making and installation day. That drives me crazy!.

TBT. In the 90’s I did a lot of live painting at in Coconut Grove (Miami), Aventura and at the opening days at The Block in Orange city, CA. Yes, I embraced the stereotype and paid my bills. This led to painting some live in clubs in South Beach as well. It’s been a priceless (often funny) winding road. #ᴛʙᴛ

These recent Humanoids combine collected natural materials with my recent Angiosperms works using clothespins. It was fitting to photograph this first sculpture in a favorite location near where most materials were found.