The Art of Charles Pilkey

Creativity is a fire burning in the heart of the artist. Some say it was stolen from the gods and given to artists for the betterment of humanity. To others, the creative fires which drive and consume the artist, mirror on a small scale creation ex nihilo, by the god of Genesis.

Garden of Night  steel 6' high

Tree  of Good and Evil painted steel  10' high

Stranger in a Strange Land  bronze and steel 6' 5" high

All Along the Watchtower  steel and bronze 7' high

Wheel of Life steel and bronze 8' high

Motor City  steel  2' high

The Three Graces steel 20" high

City  Limits steel and bronze  5' high

Under a Starry Sky bronze 10' high Shanghai click to see more

Driving to the Western Paradise bronze  7' high Shanghai click to see more

Hickory Grove (detail) Alice, the Cheshire Cat and Long John Silver

Hickory Grove steel and bronze 7' high Hickory Grove Public Library, Charlotte,NC Figures represent characters from world literature

And every night and every morn Some to misery are born. And every morn and every night Some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to sweet delight. Some are born to endless night.                                                      Blake