Vessel IV

This painting was sold by my Philadelphia art agent, Ron Crider, to a collector in New York. Titled 'Vessel IV', this mixed medium painting is "36x48", heavily textured and some of the raised medium is lightly rubbed with 'faux gold'. Elevated text, lines, and pours accompany deep layers of paint and medium to give the surface a 3-dimensional quality. Some of the raised text read as 'sexinthecitynewversionxxx&other'. Below the depth layers reside one minimal collage element. The collector who bought this canvas also bought 'Vessel III'. Artist agents generally do not disclose their clients to the artist; therefore I solicit the collector who purchased these canvases contibute to the provenance by contacting the artist at http://www.harkraderx.com/

Vessel IV

Cosmic Pillar

“Cosmic Pillar” (Priapus)

A Western Electric WE 421A vacuum tube sits atop a small brass cooling chamber for a very sophisticated, but clear and simple composition in ‘glass and brass’. 421A tubes may sell on eBay. Priapus, from Greek mythology, god of fertility, symbolic of wellness and good health.

$750 (6.5” x 4” x 4.6”)

Domestication (Once Again) Trumps Nature

Nine domestic cats circle the carcas of the dead song bird after the kill. Blood on their paws and teeth are testimony to the assault on nature. Symbolic of real time neighborhood wildlife under assualt from the ever growing domestic feline population.

This small sculpture is available and affordable. Rusted metal serves as a platform for 'the action' all mounted on a plastic pedestal. Nine action figures (feline) circle the bird sculpted from clay, attached feathers and hand painted by the artist. Additional images and price available upon request

Politix Religionx & Artx

Politix Religionx & Artx

War & Religion

Religion & Politics

Politics & Life

Life & Art

Art & Communication

Communication & Peace

Harkrader

Enigma Echo (Secret Copy) Culture Clash

Culture Clash is no secret. The world is shrinking. There are few places for cultures to escape the shifting wave of humanity that is moving across the globe at a rapid pace. Colonialism has always nurtured the culture of cheap labor for economic reasons and by doing so now face an embedded and rapidly developing diverse landscape of humanity that bump up against the status quo of western culture. This sculpture is symbolic of two such cultures of East vs. West.

A hooded action figure stands across from the military garbed warrior who is bearing the logo of Walmart on his backpack. An antique fishing lure (fly) complete with hook and weapon is in the warriors left hand. This hooded figure is bearing the burden of their child while going into battle. The child is symbolic of a future warrior, offspring; population growth which is shifting the balance of power from weapon warfare to the strategy of population power. A halo of feathers encircle the infants body

The playing field (game board) in the case is the faulty Y2K Intel chip that was removed from Harkrader's computer prior to January 1, 2000 (y2k). The Intel chip is mounted on a turned brass pedestal. The chip covered with over 400 gold plated connection points, other computer chips that are symbolic to 'time'. The game board, the cube and the hands of each warrior is embedded with seven Swarovski crystals from Switzerland.

This sculpture is available today for $650. The size is small at (4.2” x 4” x 4”)