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[2008-06-29 22:10:21 +0000 UTC]
"Eric Freitas"
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 167; Deviations: 366; Watchers: 2301
Watching: 70; Pageviews: 100885; Comments Made: 448; Friends: 70
# Interests
Favorite writers: Henri BergsonTools of the Trade: lathe, mill, piercing saw, rotary grinder
# About me
Eric Freitas is a clockmaker with an art degree. He hand machines and sculpts every gear and chain link of his clocks to create his bizarre and beautiful timepieces. It's unlikely that an artist would tackle the kind of learning curve that clockmaking presents, but he is dedicated, driven, and very passionate about making his ideas become a living, ticking reality.In 1999, Eric graduated from the Center for Creative Studies with a major in Graphic Design and Illustration. He never committed to the commercial world as planned, and instead directed his attention to a far less common art-form; clockmaking. Prior to the change in artistic direction, he'd never used any machining tools. He studied from clockmaking and machining books for the sole purpose of executing this idea.
Clocks and watches have become such a mindless part of our life, that it's hard to separate the symbol from the elusive concept of time. Freitas abandons the traditional look of horology, and creates timepieces with a much more intuitive feel. His clocks delicately combine mechanical repetition with the organic repetitions of nature's machine. These dark, ticking curiosities seem to be unpredictably growing and decaying at the same time. The cold, linear representation of time disappears, and you're left with the feel of a beautifully complex and interconnected flow of change that is time itself.
Eric can be found at ericfreitas.com ericfreitas.com/ , where he showcases a gallery of his work and a blog keeping up with the progress of recent projects.
Current Residence: Royal Oak, MI (near Detroit)
# Comments
Comments: 440
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Welcome! Well deserved!
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Quite Welcome
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thank you so much for the watch! it truly means alot for me since Ive been a huge fan of your work for many years!
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LOL Thank you so much. I appreciate it!!!
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No problem.
I wish you a good night Β
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Hi Eric. You've beautiful work in your gallery! Have a great finish to your week..
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Your work is exquisite and so inspiring that I'm reaching for a pen right now! Thank you!
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Thank you so much for the kind words. It means a lot to me
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I am indeed speechless with your works... they are just too awesome to be described in words...
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WOW! WOW! and...... WOW! Β Your work is amazing! MASTERPIECES! all them. Β Β
Tom
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Your work is so amazing! It's really inspirational, id' love to be able to make such beautiful stuff!
However...I don't know if you've ever watched the tv series "Heroes". But you sort of look like the serial killer/ clockmaker-guy in Heroes. and you're also a clockmaker. Which is sort of creepy. If you haven't seen the series, here's a picture: www.selectspecs.com/res/uploadβ¦
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You just got hugged...
Spread the DA love around! (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage! That's what I totally did btw)
RULES:
1- You can hug the person who hugged you!
2- You -MUST- hug 6 other people, at least!
3- You should hug them in public! Paste it on their page!
4- Random hugs are just darn weird but do what you want.
5- You should most definitely get started hugging right away!
Send This To All Your Friends, And Me If I Am 1.
If You Get 7 Back You Are Loved!
1-3 you're a bad friend!
4-6 you're an OK friend!
7-9 you're a good friend!
10-& Up you're a great friend!
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Brilliant, incredible creative force, thanks to these wonderful art clocks!
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Congratulations (not ongratulations)
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Incredible manipulation of form. To have something so alien be so familiar. Awesome.
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these have me searching for words to express my genuine admiration.. amazing doesn't even cover it for me.
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