Joe Bologna became a full-time sculptor after being a successful San Francisco Bay Area architect for thirty years. Joe’s sculptures have been enjoyed throughout the greater Bay Area, including Cloverdale. He enjoys working in metal and is the proud owner of a large scrape pile of metal. Looking through his pile of metal he sees not rusty, twisted metal, but eyeballs, animals and people. Joe takes pride in diverting materials from the landfill route, then combining them to create a bit of visual interest or to put a smile on viewers’ faces.
Joe Bologna Works
Harlayzuki Motomana
2009 "Harlayzuki Motomana" 84”h x 24”w x 14”d – Salvaged parts from two motorcycles.
Yellow Streak
2010 "Yellow Streak" 70” x10” x 48” – Steel.
Only shown twice: Cloverdale and The Gerald Ford Presidential Museum
All Stars
2013 "All Stars" 60” x 68” x 24” – Repurposed steel, springs, sprinkler heads & redwood.
The Title “All Stars” is derived from the name Star, the manufacturer of the sprinkler heads; all materials from the landfill.
Plumber on the Move
2014 "Plumber on the Move" 6’ x 1.5’ x 2.5’ – Painted steel, pipes, tank, springs & plumbing fittings.
This plumber has a spring in his step and a bit of an attitude.
Satellite Seeker
2015 "Satellite Seeker" 11’ x 6’ x 6’ – Steel, satellite TV Dish parts & ceramics.
Satellite Seeker is looking for a signal. Life is filled with signals, sometimes they are clean and sometime fuzzy.
Push Back
2016 "Push Back" 8’ x 3’ x6’– Welded steel, cement plaster over rigid foam.
The sculpture is a humorous situation, a yellow, life-size figure holding back a tipping wall.
One-Eye Jack
2017 "One-Eye Jack" 60” x 35” x 24” – Repurposed steel, tools, implements and hardware.
As Joe rushed to his studio to finish the sculpture by installing the second recycled parking lot light fixture/eye …. he dropped it! To be called “One Eye Jack”.
Dark Tower
2018 "Dark Tower" 68” x 16” x 16” – Painted concrete block, wood, steel rebar.
Having practiced architecture of 38 years, a lot of Joe’s sculptures have elements of buildings.
Tumbled Tasty Treat
2018 "Tumbled Tasty Treat" 72” x 25” x 8” – Epoxy coated acrylic plastic over dense foam with acrylic fortified “stucco” finish.
Joe was inspired by warm Cloverdale that makes ice cream essential, which leads to accidents
