ABOUT
I am manifesting physical space that supports the experience of relearning language. I want to provide you with the opportunity of returning to a point in life where you do not remember the effects of our culture in the shaping of how we “normally see.” For me, this point is primordial and timeless – a place of metaphysical observance and clarity of our own cosmic birth.
• ORION FREDERICKS •
Elemental Artist
THE WORKS
GILLY
GILLY
Gilly is an alien yet lifelike sexy stainless steel sculpture reaching 21′ long and 16′ high. It breathes fire from both of its mouths and along its back. This multicolored hallucinogenic fire reaches temperatures in excess of 1200 degrees. The combustion to create this effect also has a sound component to compliment the phases of the fire element. It is the mother of The Twins.FATA
FATA
This sculpture is an homage to the fascination with the “fata morgana” phenomena, and my inspiration of glass, steel, and kinetics. ten years previous to building this sculpture, i had created a smaller version only four feet in diameter. this older version was more of an optical carousel than its predecessor. however, both of these sculptures had similar effects. the central light emission was intermittently captured by revolving focal planes through a wide variety of optics. the resulting projection from the sculpture appears as a shifting light body that revolves around the piece. “Fata Morgana’s” culminating focal plane, is four feet from the outermost lenses. The light body that is projected at this point, circles the sculpture in a twenty-eight foot diameter.FATA
FATA
This sculpture is an homage to the fascination with the “fata morgana” phenomena, and my inspiration of glass, steel, and kinetics. ten years previous to building this sculpture, i had created a smaller version only four feet in diameter. this older version was more of an optical carousel than its predecessor. however, both of these sculptures had similar effects. the central light emission was intermittently captured by revolving focal planes through a wide variety of optics. the resulting projection from the sculpture appears as a shifting light body that revolves around the piece. “Fata Morgana’s” culminating focal plane, is four feet from the outermost lenses. The light body that is projected at this point, circles the sculpture in a twenty-eight foot diameter.ABOUT
Orion Fredericks was first inspired by a variety of materials while attending the University of Alfred in NY. This inspiration led to producing bodies of work at Pillchuck Glass School in Washington, where he worked and continued to hone his craft.
Fredericks then became the first studio manager and volunteer coordinator at The Crucible, where he helped to bring to life the vision of industrial education for the community in Oakland, CA. While continuing to teach at the Crucible, he worked as a performance fire sculptor with the group THERM, where he further explored “the voice of the flame” by night. By day, he was exploring it’s counter-element of water through monumental fountains for civic and private installation.
He has continued to further collaborate with other industrial artists and has been creating his own series of work for over 20 years.Orion has shown at various venues all over the U.S., small and large gathering events, music events, private showings, and commissioned civic installations since 1999.