Chris Bathgate: Machinist Sculptor

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Chris Bathgate is a Baltimore-based, self-trained machinist artist.
He uses handmade tools and CNC machines to create complex sculptures.
His work is an ongoing investigation into precision machining as an art form.
Bathgate's process involves ideation, fabrication, analysis, and revision, similar to systems engineering.
His sculptures balance aesthetic vs. utility, form vs. function, and industrial vs. handmade.
Bathgate repurposes copper cores from linear accelerators, gifted by his uncle, for his artwork.
The oxygen-free copper alloy he uses produces a unique orange finish not achievable with regular copper.
One of his pieces took twelve weeks and 303 hours of labor to complete.

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