Pete Makarow's Work

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Sculptures


Pete's sculptures are very rich with symbolism. Sometimes the original piece of wood will help to determine the shape of the sculpture as in the case of his snakes. Other times, he cuts the shapes out of larger pieces of wood and then carves rich symbolism into them. Pete uses a variety of different colors and ways of getting those colors.

no alt text "Phallic Confusion"
1998
Found lampshade, wood, dye
In 1998
Found lampshade, wood, dye In this piece, as in most of Pete's work, snakes represent the male sexual organ. The snakes are very intricate; in this case they have one band winding around that sticks out further than the rest. This is a very good example of how Pete puts the pieces of discarded materials he finds to good use. He did not buy this lamp shade or wood for the snakes; he found it.


no alt text "Microwave Boy"
1998
Wood, dye
This is one of the cut out examples of Pete's work. This skeletal looking man is said to have stood too close to the microwave. The theme of modern technology damaging and taking over our bodies is something that is often dealt with in Pete's work. He does not like modern complicated things and he feels that they often do more damage than good to both the human body and society.

no alt text "Snake Boy"
1997
Wood, dye
This is another example of one of Pete's cut out sculptures. Again, the snakes are apparent and there is also a human figure with relief work all over it. This is a very interesting piece, with the different line directions and speeds. It stands on it's own and is colored and carved on both sides.

no alt text "Mobile Lawyer"
1998
wood, various dyes
In Pete's work, lawyers are represented by sharks. The wheels on this shark move and it can actually be pushed around. Pete has done other sculptures on wheels as well, including lizards.

no alt text "Hubert"
1998
wood, dye, nails
This is an example of the lizard shape that Pete has used several times in his sculpture. This particular one does not move, but some of his lizard sculptures have legs that move or they have wheels on the bottom of their feet.

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This is Pete's version of Stone Henge! Hands are another shape that is seen in many of his works. Within these hands there are examples of the iconography that he uses: the snake, the man, and the bugs. Each of these pieces are independent of the other but can also be put together as they are shown here.

no alt text "Big Phallic"
1998
cardboard tube, plastic pop bottle, toilet paper, glue, dyes, paper, glue, dyes.
This is one of Pete's latest works. It combines many of his symbols like the snake and the bugs. The bugs represent how parts of society take hold or control of somebody and eat away or infest them in a negative way. Pete often compares the bugs to a disease that slowly eats away at a person.
no alt text "Hands"
1997
various dyes, wood
Here Pete is combining his relief work with his sculpture.

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