About Erwin
Erwin List Sanchez is a Mexican born artist residing in New York. His life size animal sculptures are inspired by nature and are made by forging and welding railroad spikes. He has been making sculptures with this material since 1996.
His very first figurative sculpture with track spikes was that of a porcupine. He has made works for conservation projects like The Janos Biosphere Reserve Northern Mexico.
Art Statement
Nature has always been my inspiration and this is reflected in my sculptures, often of endangered animals.
I believe “progress” has had a negative effect on the natural world and is driving many animals to extinction.
For me the goal is to create awareness of the interaction between human beings and nature by the juxtaposition of my sculptures in the urban environment.
My life size sculptures are made by hand, heating and forging over 1,000 railroad spikes which are slowly welded together from the ground up.
In my work the railroad spikes symbolize progress. I used to savage the spikes by walking for miles along the railroad tracks, now I just click a button and buy them on Amazon.
Art Statement
Nature has always been my inspiration and this is reflected in my sculptures, often of endangered animals.
I believe “progress” has had a negative effect on the natural world and is driving many animals to extinction.
For me the goal is to create awareness of the interaction between human beings and nature by the juxtaposition of my sculptures in the urban environment.
My life size sculptures are made by hand, heating and forging over 1,000 railroad spikes which are slowly welded together from the ground up.
In my work the railroad spikes symbolize progress. I used to savage the spikes by walking for miles along the railroad tracks, now I just click a button and buy them on Amazon.
“An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way.”
― Charles Bukowski
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