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Andrew Roberts, “C-Channel Deconstruction IV,” C-Channel steel, 49 by 10½ inches.

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FOR 8/8 BEBORAH DAVIS FINE ART PRESENTS ‘ANGLES & CURVES’ SCULPTOR W/1 CUT

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HUDSON, N.Y. — Deborah Davis Fine Art, Inc, presents the work of two sculptors, David Montgomery and Andrew Robert, on view through September 8, in a show titled “Angles & Curves.”

Montgomery, a resident of Greene County, works with “found” scrap metal and copper to create his wall sculptures. His choice of materials and its integrity is crucial to the final forms he creates.

Montgomery does not paint or decorate the surface of the scrap metal, but uses simple construction methods to turn the material into colorful, life-size human torso cutouts or other objects. The primitive, folk quality of Montgomery’s cutouts is evoked by his use of scrap metal that is sometimes rusted and often still bears the original paint.

Showing his work in the gallery for the first time, Roberts, a resident of the Saratoga region of upstate New York, primarily works in steel.

Roberts says he finds steel to be a very versatile material as it can be rugged and strong or delicate and balanced and its surface can be coarse, polished or worked in ways that will release a spectrum of colors. He starts each sculpture with material that contains some meaning for him. The metal can come from a project or location that is important to him personally, or it can be raw material that comes directly from a steel provider. The intention of a completed piece is often influenced by the material’s origin.

Deborah Davis Fine Art is at 510 Warren Street. For information, 518-822-1890.