Mnemonic (The trap setter is so good at setting her traps that that which she seeks to trap too frequently gets trapped and she exclaims "Hey, you! Get out of my trap!")

2024

Cast bronze, pigmented epoxy putty, paint

84 × 54 × 54 inches

Detail of Mnemonic (The trap setter is so good at setting her traps that that which she seeks to trap too frequently gets trapped and she exclaims "Hey, you! Get out of my trap!")

2024

Cast bronze, pigmented epoxy putty, paint

84 × 54 × 54 inches

Detail of Mnemonic (The trap setter is so good at setting her traps that that which she seeks to trap too frequently gets trapped and she exclaims "Hey, you! Get out of my trap!")

2024

Cast bronze, pigmented epoxy putty, paint

84 × 54 × 54 inches

Gentle Sting (Keep Asleep)

2024

Wood, paint

19.5 × 31 × 15 inches

Gentle Sting (Keep Asleep)

2024

Wood, paint

19.5 × 31 × 15 inches

Token (Wrong Room Dawn Looms)

2024

Aluminum, brass, bronze, steel, wood, acrylic, cast urethane, Kevlar, and paint

44 × 10 × 4 inches

Detail of Token (Wrong Room Dawn Looms)

2024

Aluminum, brass, bronze, steel, wood, acrylic, cast urethane, Kevlar, and paint

44 × 10 × 4 inches

Detail of Token (Wrong Room Dawn Looms)

2024

Aluminum, brass, bronze, steel, wood, acrylic, cast urethane, Kevlar, and paint

44 × 10 × 4 inches

Detail of Token (Wrong Room Dawn Looms)

2024

Aluminum, brass, bronze, steel, wood, acrylic, cast urethane, Kevlar, and paint

44 × 10 × 4 inches

Buttle (Muddled)

2015/2024

Wood, steel, paint, wire glass, whiskey glass, whiskey, kerosene, hydraulic fluid, UHMW polyethylene

20 × 16 × 17 inches

2015/2024

Wood, steel, paint, wire glass, whiskey glass, whiskey, kerosene, hydraulic fluid, UHMW polyethylene

20 × 16 × 17 inches

Mnemonic (Optimism stretches and yawns, looks east, with one hand it shields its eyes from the early morning sun, and silently greets its neighbor by raising the other)

2023

Cast bronze, epoxy putty, paint

85” x 54” x 54”

from John Schmid of Ackerman Clarke (Chicago):

Sculptor Chris Bradley continues to explore the suspension of disbelief in his handmade closely rendered objects and unexpected tableaus. This latest work, made on the occasion of the 2023 Chicago Architectural Biennial and the largest version in a decade-long series, connects hundreds of store-bought pretzel rods with wads of chewed gum. Painted cast bronze stands in for the salty snack, welded together and masked by epoxy that articulates each sticky joint. Aspects of the everyday and reflections of the commonplace fuel an output that tests conventional understandings of building. The careful lattice celebrates the nature of impulse: an animal need for impromptu architecture for immediate purpose, or put another way, a scaffolding for an imaginary home. Representations of readily available materials combine in a monument to curiosity and play, a constellation of impossibility fully transformed.

Mnemonic (Optimism stretches and yawns, looks east, with one hand it shields its eyes from the early morning sun, and silently greets its neighbor by raising the other)

2023

Cast bronze, expoxy putty, paint

85” x 54” x 54”

from John Schmid of Ackerman Clare (Chicago)

Sculptor Chris Bradley continues to explore the suspension of disbelief in his handmade closely rendered objects and unexpected tableaus. This latest work, made on the occasion of the 2023 Chicago Architectural Biennial and the largest version in a decade-long series, connects hundreds of store-bought pretzel rods with wads of chewed gum. Painted cast bronze stands in for the salty snack, welded together and masked by epoxy that articulates each sticky joint. Aspects of the everyday and reflections of the commonplace fuel an output that tests conventional understandings of building. The careful lattice celebrates the nature of impulse: an animal need for impromptu architecture for immediate purpose, or put another way, a scaffolding for an imaginary home. Representations of readily available materials combine in a monument to curiosity and play, a constellation of impossibility fully transformed.

Detail of Mnemonic (Optimism stretches and yawns, looks east, with one hand it shields its eyes from the early morning sun, and silently greets its neighbor by raising the other)

Grease Face (With Teeth)

2023

Patinated steel, aluminum, cast bronze, broken bandsaw blade, hardware

21” x 20” x 2.5”

Grease Face (As the Mystics and Statistics Say it Will)

2023

Steel, aluminum, cast bronze, paint, found hubcap ring, hardware

21” x 22” x 2.5”

Grease Face (No Stain No Gain)

2023

Patinated steel, aluminum, cast bronze, paint, body filler, found hubcap ring, hardware

21” x 20” x 2.5”

To Come or To Go

2021

Cast flexible urethane, nickel plated steel, paint

Installation view of Tilting Toward Windmills, We Become the Wind

2022

at Ackerman Clarke

Installation view of Tilting Toward Windmills, We Become the Wind

2022

at Ackerman Clarke

From End to End

2022

Cast polymer infused gypsum, paint, stainless steel

A Space Between

2022

Cast polymer infused gypsum, paint, aluminum

Knotted

2022

Cast polymer infused gypsum, paint, aluminum

Waking

2020

Wood and paint

Detail of Waking

2020

Wood and paint

Mnemonic (Pretzels)

2019

Painted cast bronze, epoxy putty

Detail of Mnemonic (Pretzel)

2019

Painted cast bronze, epoxy putty

Birdhouse with Banana Peel

2020

Wood, steel, stainless steel, paint

Mnemonic with Can

2020

Steel, wood, and paint

Token (Flotsam)

2018

Wood, cast aluminum, cast bronze, steel, paint, PLA, cut vinyl on metallocene bag, Kevlar, electroluminescent wire and drive, batteries, epoxy putty, fabric, thread, rope, ball chain, adhesive, resin, and hardware

Detail of Token (Flotsam)

2018

Wood, cast aluminum, cast bronze, steel, paint, PLA, cut vinyl on metallocene bag, Kevlar, electroluminescent wire and drive, batteries, epoxy putty, fabric, thread, rope, ball chain, adhesive, resin, and hardware

Mnemonic (Pretzels)

2019

Painted cast bronze, epoxy putty

Cap (Hero)

2019

Painted steel, hydrocal

Cap (Hero)

2019

Painted Steel, hydrocal

Shade (Margarita Mix)

2019

Steel, cast bronze, pigmented cast concrete, paint, epoxy putty, ink jet print

Shade (Margarita Mix)

2019

Steel, cast bronze, pigmented cast concrete, paint, epoxy putty, ink jet print

Paradise, A Bird, with Modern Coat Rack

2017

Steel, stainless steel, wood, paint, ink jet print, hardware

Mnemonic (Spring Picnic)

2019

Steel, cast bronze, aluminum, paint

Installation shot of Chicago Works: Chris Bradley at the Museum of Contemporary Art

2017

Installation shot of Chicago Works: Chris Bradley at the Museum of Contemporary Art

2017

Installation shot of Chicago Works: Chris Bradley at the Museum of Contemporary Art

2017

Installation shot of Chicago Works: Chris Bradley at the Museum of Contemporary Art

2017

Freezer Doors (Neapolitan), 2017

wood, wire glass, Lintec print, rubber gasket, paint

Freezer Doors (Date Night), 2017

wood, wire glass, Lintec print, rubber gasket, paint

Stack (banana peels) with Nightstand, 2016

wood, steel, paint

Gate (banana peels) with Nightstand, 2016

steel, wood, paint

Installation view of Ceilings at Shane Campbell Gallery, 2016

Ceiling (Water Sports), 2016

aluminum, stainless steel, cork, MDF, paper, acrylic paint, acrylic sheet, ink jet print, thread, magnets, PLA, LEDs, hardware

Ceiling (Deli), 2016

aluminum, cork, paper, acrylic paint, acrylic sheet, ink jet print, thread, magnets, PLA, LEDs, hardware

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Installation view of Ceilings at Shane Campbell Gallery, 2016

Ceiling (Video Rental), 2016

aluminum, cork, paper, acrylic paint, acrylic sheet, ink jet print, thread, magnets, PLA, LEDs, hardware

Detail of Ceiling (Video Rental)

2016

Aluminum, cork, paper, acrylic paint, acrylic sheet, ink jet print, thread, magnets, PLA, LEDs, hardware

Ceiling Fan, 2015

steel, wood, paint, monofilament

Installation view of Freezer Fever at Roberto Paradise

Mnemonic, 2014

steel, cast bronze, acrylic paint

Piñata, 2015

painted steel, rope

Ice Bag (Blue Stroke), 2014

glass, cut vinyl, plastic bag, plastic clip

Grease Face (Split), 2014

steel, aluminum, cast bronze, spray paint, oil paint, hubcap rings

Shield, 2014

pigmented cast concrete

Chip, 2014

cast bronze, acrylic paint

Installation view of Freezer Fever at Roberto Paradise

Token (Lemon Head), 2015

cast bronze, cast aluminum, steel, acrylic paint, beaded chain and key rings

Token (Lemon Head), 2015

cast bronze, cast aluminum, steel, acrylic paint, beaded chain and key rings

Token (Lemon Head), 2015

cast bronze, cast aluminum, steel, acrylic paint, beaded chain and key rings

Ice Bag (Polar Bear), 2015

glass, cut vinyl, plastic bag, twist tie

Can Can, 2014

wood, spray paint

Ice Bag (Iceberg), 2015

glass, cut vinyl, plastic bag, twist tie

Freezer Door

2015

Wood, paint, wire glass, ink jet print, rubber gasket

Freezer Door (Avalanche)

2015

Wood, paint, wire glass, inkjet print, rubber gasket

Freezer Door (IceBagIce)

2015

Wood, paint, wire glass, inkjet print, rubber gasket

Shield

pigmented cast concrete

Mnemonic, 2015

steel, cast bronze, acrylic paint

Grease Face, 2011

aluminum, cast bronze, spray paint, oil paint, hubcap ring, screw

Shield, 2014

pigmented cast concrete

Clyde, 2011

cast bronze, acrylic paint, hot glue

Token (Potato Head), 2015

cast bronze, cast aluminum, steel, cast urethane, wood, acrylic paint, beaded chain and key rings

Token (Potato Head)

cast bronze, cast aluminum, steel, cast urethane, wood, acrylic paint, beaded chain and key rings

Crust Ring, 2012

cast bronze, acrylic paint

Incognito, 2011

cast bronze, Budweiser can, paint, concrete block

Tack Face, 2011

cast bronze, spay paint

Hotel, 2011

cast aluminum, spray paint, acrylic paint