Garysauruses

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Garysauruses is a term coined for some of the works of sculptor Jim Gary (1939-2006). Andrew Roth of the Guardian newspaper in the United Kingdom created the neologism on February 14, 2006 to describe his sculptures that relate the essence of dinosaurs to viewers at exhibitions of Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs.[1] The term is meant to "create" a new scientific taxonomic category, a phylum—or rather, a pseudophylum—of dinosaurs made out of the twentieth-century automobile parts used by Gary. The coined term is plural and its singular form would be, Garysaurus, for one of the sculptures, of course.

Many types of extinct dinosaurs are among the sculptures created by Jim Gary. They range from bird-like dinosaurs of six feet to tyrannosauruses and brontosauruses exceeding ninety feet. Gary often painted them with automobile paint in bright colors that were popular in the era of the vehicles used for the parts. As many as ten vehicles could be used for the very large sculptures [2] and the most interesting aspect of these sculptures is that the parts are not altered for use. Welding is the method used for construction of Gary's sculptures. The form of the parts is fitted into the designs and can be distinguished clearly. Trade publications featured his work and welders acknowledged that his welding skill is envied by most, since he could create huge works of great strength with almost invisible welds. Because of this ability, his work is able to be presented in the round, with all sides exposed for view, assuring the impression of the whole critter or its skeleton.

Garysauruses are usually whimsical, welcoming, and grinning happily, a characteristic noted during the memorial for the sculptor on ABC-TV's This Week. The sculptures are equally popular among museums of fine art and natural history as well as international automobile shows such as the New York International Auto Show and raceways such as Lowe's Motor Speedway, and his traveling exhibition has been booked for displays around the world.

More traditional sculptures by Jim Gary are made of stained glass, and rendered metals, but even many of his fine art works, furniture, and doors include recognizable hardware, tools, and parts.

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  1. ^  Jim Gary by Andrew Roth; Tuesday February 14, 2006; The Guardian; United Kingdom; guardian.co.uk in which the author coined the term, Garysauruses, for the huge sculptures among Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs
  2. Currents; Dinosaurs To Scare A Dinosaur by Yanick Rice Lamb; January 7, 1993; The New York Times; a news article about the opening of a solo show of Jim Gary's Twentieth Century Dinosaurs for Liberty Science Center at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, in which Jim Gary is quoted regarding the of the number of vehicles he used as he created large dinosaur sculptures

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