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  The son of a general contractor, I spent much of my time walking construction sites or with my mother at the Birmigham zoo and never missing a National Geographic, Nova, or Wild Kingdom special.  If a tool, brush, pencil or pen was missing in the house, it was most likely in my room working on one creation or another. It was never enough to see how things worked; I had to take them apart or build them to find out how they worked.  While all these projects could be messy and sometimes loud, my parents, grandparents, and even my best friend's family always encouraged me to create.  At fifteen I began an apprenticeship to kinetic sculpturer Edward Hendricks and found an entirely different side of art not bounded by the margins of a static canvas, but an art that utilizes every piece of itself to be realized. 
[[Image:Toreadors & Remuses- 4 on page small.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Miree's "Toreadors" and "Remuses" kinetic sculptures]]
    Four years later I left Birmingham to study architecture, and Mr. Hendricks, to a new studio in New York.  I immediately explored new media and subject matter.  I began a sketch study of movement  and shadow, fascinated with how minimal an object could be and yet translate a form so much greater than itself.  These studies started integrating themselves into my water color and acrylic painting and then found a niche with my conte crayon and charcoal works.  When I began anew to explore metalwork and sculpture, many years later, the idea of art utilizing every ounce of itself to obey form and function, to perform and to be alive, took on new life in stainless steel and aluminum with kinetic sculpture.  I like to think that in a way I can build my own art “zoo” and the creatures within.  I have a passion for observing and interacting with my own creations, but even more so, I find fulfillment in the handling, forming and movement of materials that end as a finished sculpture.
'''Royal Miree''' is an artist, specializing in kinetic sculpture.
  Over the past 15 years I have worked with movement and form through observing dance and nature's efficient engineering to bring the public closer to the basic beauty and strength I see in so much of the world.  The inspiration is generated through watching the subtle movements and forms nature provides to us, almost like a language that can be read if we choose to.  It is this simple and powerful grace that I try to translate to my works.  There is a certain fascination with being able to create a form with basic fluid elements that may come fully to life with the intuition and imagination of the observer.
 
    Designs for each kinetic sculpture start as a basic line drawing with attention to the visual flow of elements.  As a design develops, the relationship between concept and materials becomes more important.  Each element is to perform it's purpose with simplicity and efficiency. The intent is to create a fluid, figurative image using the minimal amount of material. While the materials are of themselves hard, the aim is to soften them and have them almost dance as they move and reflect.  To this end, the smoothness and speed of the counter balance point plays a critical role in the visual affect the work will have in motion.
Miree is the son of a general contractor, and spent much of his childhood walking construction sites or with my mother at the [[Birmingham Zoo]], never missing a ''National Geographic'', ''Nova'', or ''Wild Kingdom'' special on television. He also enjoyed building and taking things apart to find out how they worked.  
    The design is transferred to actual size on a board with concentric circles designating rotation of the various elements. After this basic layout is complete, the raw metal stock is cut, measured, weighed and milled for the anchor components. A large assembly of ascending radius disc is the forming tool used to bend the curves and counter curves of the tail pieces.
 
  All pieces are assembled and fixed into an axel and ball bearing housing mounted to the wall. At this stage distances and weights from the rotation point are analyzed and calculated.  Various counter weights made earlier are used for testing the balance points of the assembly. This is a process of checking different sized pieces for their weight and position to achieve a smooth rotation and match to an exact position of horizontal balance when the assembly comes to it's resting position..
At fifteen he began an apprenticeship to kinetic sculptor [[Edward Hendricks]] and found an entirely different side of art not bounded by the margins of a static canvas, but an art that utilizes every piece of itself to be realized.
    The entire rough assembly design is transferred back to the board with all weights, sizes and distances noted and is then disassembled for polishing or painting.
 
    To achieve the mirror polish, each component is run through five sanding stages starting with a 180 grit sandpaper to remove tooling and milling marks and ending with a 600 fine grit surface.  At this stage the aluminum components are complete. The stainless steel components are ready for a three stage rotary buffing process to bring each piece to a final mirror finish.   After each component is cleaned and waxed, the entire work is re-assembled and mounted back to the wall so that the final balance and adjustments can be made.
At 19, Miree left [[Birmingham]] to study architecture, and began working in a studio in New York, exploring different media and subjects. Studies of form and movement progressed through toward minimalism of expression and economy of means. His maturing work aimed to create a fluid, figurative image using the minimal amount of material -- softening hard materials through graceful movements, always refining the visual affect the work creates while in motion.
 
==Creation of a kinetic sculpture==
# A design is transferred to actual size on a board with concentric circles designating rotation of the various elements.  
# Raw metal stock is cut, measured, weighed and milled for the anchor components.
# A large stack of discs with different radii is used to form and bend the curves and counter curves of the tail pieces.
#  All pieces are assembled and fixed into an axle and ball-bearing housing, which will be mounted to the wall.
# At this stage distances and weights from the rotation point are analyzed and calculated using various counterweights to achieve a smooth rotation and match to an exact position of horizontal balance when the assembly comes to it's resting position.
# The entire rough assembly design is then transferred back to the board with all weights, sizes and distances noted and is then disassembled for polishing or painting.
# To achieve the mirror polish, each component is run through five sanding stages starting with a 180 grit sandpaper to remove tooling and milling marks and ending with a 600 fine grit surface.  At this stage the aluminum components are complete.
# The stainless steel components are put through a three-stage rotary buffing process to bring each piece to a final mirror finish.
# After each component is cleaned and waxed, the entire work is re-assembled and mounted back to the wall so that the final balance and adjustments can be made.
Awards & Recognition
==Awards and recognitions==
  Best in Show- Tannery Row Festival of the Arts
* Best in Show, Tannery Row Festival of the Arts
  Best in Show (3 dimensional)- Dragon-Con Artist Market
* Best in Show (3 dimensional), Dragon-Con Artist Market
  Best in Show (3 dimensional)- Eastern Shore Chamber Festival of the Arts
* Best in Show (3 dimensional), Eastern Shore Chamber Festival of the Arts
  Featured artist for Art & Wine Magazine - cover issue 2003
* Featured artist for ''Art & Wine'' magazine, cover issue 2003
  Featured artist for Yoga Magazine - cover issue 2004
* Featured artist for ''Yoga magazine, cover issue 2004
  Featured artist for Southern Living Magazine- January 2004
* Featured artist for ''[[Southern Living]]'' magazine, January 2004
  Featured in Black & White Magazine --- 2000,2001,2003,2006
* Featured in ''[[Black & White]]'' magazine, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
  Featured in Birmingham Weekly --- 2000,2001,2003
* Featured in ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'', 2000, 2001, 2003
  Featured in Birmingham News --- 2000,2003,2005,2006
* Featured in ''[[Birmingham News]]'', 2000,2003,2005,2006
==Selected exhibitions==
PUBLIC DISPLAYS
===water color, conté and charcoal===
Arceneaux Gallery water color works--1996-1997
* [[Arceneaux Gallery]], 1996-1997
Clary Sage Gallery water color & graphite works--1995-1996
* [[Clary Sage Gallery]], 1995-1996
Crown Jewelers ostrich egg jewelry--1994-1995
* [[Magic City Art Connection]], 1996-2006
Planet Musica wood & metal Sculpture--1993
* [[Wanda June's]], 1998-2002
Magic City Art Connection water color & sculpture works--1999 to 2006
* [[Mauby's]], 1998-2000
Wanda Junes water color & charcoal works--1998-2002
* [[Bradshaw House Gallery]], 1999-2002
Mauby's water color & charcoal works--1998-2000
* [[Anthony's]], 1999-2005
Gay Pride Festival water color & charcoal works--2000
* [[Decorator's Show House]], 2000-2006
Bradshaw House Gallery charcoal & conte' works--1999- 2002
* [[Highland Bank]], 2000-2001
Anthony's water color & charcoal works--1999-2005
* [[Bottega]], 2001
Show House conte' & steel--2000 to 2006
* [[Kentuck Festival of the Arts]], 1996
Highland Bank charcoal works on paper-2000-2001
* [[Bare Hands Gallery]], 2001
Botega charcoal works on paper -2001
* [[Naked Art]], 2000-2002
Kentuck Festival water color & sculpture works--1996
* [[Park Lane Restaurant]], 2003-2006
Bare Hands Gallery water color & conte' crayon works--2001
* [[Ciao]], 2004-2006
Naked Art Gallery water color & conte' crayon works--2000 to 2002
* [[Daniel George]]
Gallery 2306 enamel & copper-- 2005 to 2006
===kinetic sculpture===
Gallery Services kinetic sculptures 2006
* [[Gallery Services]], 2006
Bit of the World Gallery water color , steel & copper 2002 to 2006
* [[26]], 2006
Kinetics kinetic sculpture-- 2004 to 2006
* [[Magic City Art Connection]], 2000-2006
Park Lane Conte' & charcoal 2003 to 2006
* DragonCon, 2001-2005
Cio Water color & conte' 2004 to 2006
* [[Bluff Park Art Show]], 2006
Daniel George Conte' & charcoal 2004 to 2006
* [[Art Walk]], 2006
Resteraunt Twenty Six kinetic sculpture-- 2006
* and numerous art festivals around the South
Yellow Daisy Art festival sculpture-- 2001 to 2005
 
Magic City Art Connection sculpture --2000 to 2006
==External links==
Dragon Con sculpture-- 2001 to 2005
* [http://www.richardmiree.com/sculpture.html Royal Miree sculptures] at richardmiree.com
Dalton Festival of Arts sculpture-- 2002 to 2006
 
Kentuck festival of Arts water color & sculpture works--2001
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Helen Keller Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture-- 2005
[[Category:Sculptors|Miree, Royal]]
Los Olos Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2003 to 2004
[[Category:Living people|Miree, Royal]]
Annual Boca Fest kinetic sculpture -- 2004 to 2005
Delray Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2004 to 2005
Naples Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2004
Covington Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2003 to 2005
Atlanta Dogwood Festival kinetic sculpture -- 2005 to 2006
Tannery Row Festival of Arts water color & conte' works -- 2003
A Love Affair Arts Festival kinetic sculpture -- 2005
Canton Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2005
Barefoot in the Park Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2005
Virginia Beach Neptune Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2005
Eastern Shore Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2006
57th Street/Hyde Park Festival of Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Blue Hole Festival kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Art Walk kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Covington Three Rivers Festival kinetic sculpture -- 2004 & 2002
Deland Fall Festival of the Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Gainesville Downtown Festival of the Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Naples National Festival of the Arts kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Bluff Park Art Show kinetic sculpture -- 2006
Atlanta Artist Market kinetic sculpture -- 2006

Latest revision as of 21:23, 12 February 2007

Miree's "Toreadors" and "Remuses" kinetic sculptures

Royal Miree is an artist, specializing in kinetic sculpture.

Miree is the son of a general contractor, and spent much of his childhood walking construction sites or with my mother at the Birmingham Zoo, never missing a National Geographic, Nova, or Wild Kingdom special on television. He also enjoyed building and taking things apart to find out how they worked.

At fifteen he began an apprenticeship to kinetic sculptor Edward Hendricks and found an entirely different side of art not bounded by the margins of a static canvas, but an art that utilizes every piece of itself to be realized.

At 19, Miree left Birmingham to study architecture, and began working in a studio in New York, exploring different media and subjects. Studies of form and movement progressed through toward minimalism of expression and economy of means. His maturing work aimed to create a fluid, figurative image using the minimal amount of material -- softening hard materials through graceful movements, always refining the visual affect the work creates while in motion.

Creation of a kinetic sculpture

  1. A design is transferred to actual size on a board with concentric circles designating rotation of the various elements.
  2. Raw metal stock is cut, measured, weighed and milled for the anchor components.
  3. A large stack of discs with different radii is used to form and bend the curves and counter curves of the tail pieces.
  4. All pieces are assembled and fixed into an axle and ball-bearing housing, which will be mounted to the wall.
  5. At this stage distances and weights from the rotation point are analyzed and calculated using various counterweights to achieve a smooth rotation and match to an exact position of horizontal balance when the assembly comes to it's resting position.
  6. The entire rough assembly design is then transferred back to the board with all weights, sizes and distances noted and is then disassembled for polishing or painting.
  7. To achieve the mirror polish, each component is run through five sanding stages starting with a 180 grit sandpaper to remove tooling and milling marks and ending with a 600 fine grit surface. At this stage the aluminum components are complete.
  8. The stainless steel components are put through a three-stage rotary buffing process to bring each piece to a final mirror finish.
  9. After each component is cleaned and waxed, the entire work is re-assembled and mounted back to the wall so that the final balance and adjustments can be made.

Awards and recognitions

  • Best in Show, Tannery Row Festival of the Arts
  • Best in Show (3 dimensional), Dragon-Con Artist Market
  • Best in Show (3 dimensional), Eastern Shore Chamber Festival of the Arts
  • Featured artist for Art & Wine magazine, cover issue 2003
  • Featured artist for Yoga magazine, cover issue 2004
  • Featured artist for Southern Living magazine, January 2004
  • Featured in Black & White magazine, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006
  • Featured in Birmingham Weekly, 2000, 2001, 2003
  • Featured in Birmingham News, 2000,2003,2005,2006

Selected exhibitions

water color, conté and charcoal

kinetic sculpture

External links

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