Sostieni Mark Bradford Project

Working with everything from industrial components to hundreds of repurposed metal spoons from American Airlines after 9/11, Bradford transforms discarded objects into expressive sculptural forms. His creatures and characters evoke an uncanny life, revealing scales, hair, muscles, teeth, and whiskers forged in metal. Bradford’s work has been exhibited at the Beeville Museum of Art, the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art, the Houston Art Car Museum, and the Five Points Museum of Contemporary Art, and has appeared on television programs including BattleBots, Junkyard Wars, Guinness Primetime Live, and Scrapyard Scavengers.

In addition to his Mid Main First Thursday residency, Bradford is currently collaborating with Kim Stoilis to build a one-of-a-kind learning center and creative environment near Ironworks on Rusk Street by the University of Houston. Constructed entirely from recycled materials, the space also includes their “Live and Let Live Food Pantry,” a community-driven project dedicated to mutual support, generosity, and a shared mantra: “love everyone—and keep moving so you don’t rust”.