Study 8 by Henry Royer

Flying by Zenos Frudakis

Wolf by Zenos Frudakis »

Paperclip by Larry Welkers

Sculpture @ the Pajama Factory

There are a number of sculpture pieces in the courtyard of the Pajama Factory that are well worth a visit. Three nationally recognized artists - Henry Royer, Zenos Frudakis and Larry Welkers - have generously loaned the Pajama Factory pieces of their work. The three artists embrace very different traditions and comparative viewing of their work can be compelling and provocative.

Henry Royer

Henry Royer, a furniture maker, sculptor and artist represented nationwide by a select group of galleries is currently based outside of Madison Wisconsin.

He has generously provided a temporary loan of his abstract Study 8 for the Pajama Factory courtyard. This 12-foot tall piece is made of rusted Corten and polished stainless steels and was recently on exhibit under the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City as part of the 26th annual Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coilition outdoor sculpture show.

Henry has also loaned a second metal sculpture located just outside the first floor entrance to the Public Art Academy. This sculpture is entitled Kinetic V and stands 75" tall.

Zenos Frudakis

Zenos Frudakis loaned Flying – a sculpture of a male nude leaping for joy – which is currently presiding over the courtyard from atop the gazebo. The piece was originally created for Indianapolis Capital Center Plaza. It was the winner of a competition among 150 artists for the site-specific work.

In addition, he has loaned a life sized sculpture of a wolf called, naturally, Wolf. The oldest of five children growing up in Greek culture, Zenos admired, respected, and was drawn to Greek sculpture. Greek art has clearly influenced his aesthetic vision.

Zenos studied by scholarship at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, completing his formal education with a Bachelor in Fine Art and a Master in Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania. His work can be found throughout the United States. Zenos's representational work stands in sharp contrast to Henry's and Larry's minimalist forms.

Larry Welkers

Larry Welker’s 800 pound piece of cast bronze is called Paperclip. The Pajama Factory was saddened to part ways with Larry's sculpture when it was sold last Spring (2010), but we hope to have some of his work on display again soon. As an abstract form, Paperclip is stylistically similar to Henry Royer's piece (pictured above) but, as a casting, it is created in a very different fashion from Henry's piece which was assembled from individual pieces of steel that were shaped and formed and then welded together

Larry is a master craftsman at Laren Bronze, inc., a fine art foundry located in Chester, PA. He was responsible for the exquisite castings at the recently completed WWII Memorial in Washington, DC. He brings a strong craft tradition into his art.