sculpture

For the People, vinyl siding, pink insulation, 10’x10’x32”-installed at Moore Co

Filter, furnace filters, water, aluminum, 20’x12’x6’. The wall of air filters wa

Residue - Plaster, Drawing Ink, and vaseline. The plaster element is 12”x12’x60”

Installation at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, PA. Made from materials g

Installation at Fleisher Art Memorial in Philadelphia, PA. Made from materials g

artwork by Michael Grothusen

Life’s Joys/Life’s Disappointments, electric motors, roller chain and steel. Ins

Works from an ongoing series that uses data and measurement about my body or landscape as a starting point for creating sculpture.

Explanation of Mysterious Force, steel, electric fan, and electric timer. 60”x44

Two Places for Contemplating the Afterlife, The two maps are of Poland and New Y

michael grothusen, sculpture, philadelphia, kinetic sculpture, body measurement

sculpture, Michael Grothusen, kinetic sculpture, body measurement, conceptual sculpture

Places Inhospitable to Man, steel, two elements. Antacrtica - 2” x 16” x 14”, Mi

Geographic Center of North America, steel. 25”x32”x1.5”. This piece is suspended

Michael Grothusen, sculpture, lovers, by weight, from memory. conceptual sculpture, cast iron sculpture

The Most I Can Lift- steel, photo etching. The solid steel cylinder is the heavi

The Highest I Can Jump-oak, photo etching. The brass bar represents the greatest

Works that address ideas about buildings and building materials. Related works can be found in the Installation page of this website.

All Level-Plaster, Level Vials. Each house is 32”x7”x7”.