Sculptures by Forrest Tucker
Bringing Elements to life!
Sculptures by Forrest Tucker
Bringing Elements to life!
Tucker Sculptures's Art and Design Studio
Fine Art Commissions
Anton "Tony" Hulman Jr Commissioned by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 2020
Fabricated Metal Sculptures
Above: Jerusalem Cross, located at Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church Danville IN. Fabricated, steel, stained glass
The Sculpting Studio
The Sculpting Studio
Fr. Augustus Tolton 2023
The Sculpting Studio
The Sculpting Studio
Teresa Web Native American "Anishinaabe"
The Weld Shop
In "The Hot Shop" We recently had a 4 day Bronze pour Of the Fr Tolton Sculpture and bust, it amounted to approximately 300lbs. of bronze. the welding and chasing is complete and the patina is in progress.
Tucker Sculpture News and Updates
It was an honor to be chosen finalist in the Catholic Art Institute 2024 "Sacred Art Prize" "Reflecting Gods Mercy" Bronze 24'x 18' http://www.catholicartinstitute.org
Tucker Sculpture News and Updates
Tucker Sculpture News and Updates
Tucker Sculpture News and Updates
It is with a great deal of gratitude that I can announce that the bronze bust of Anton "Tony " Hulman has been installed at the "Newly" renovated Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum 3/31/25 https//www.imsmuseum.org
About Me
My Background
My name is Forrest Tucker, my friends and family call me Bud. I am a Bronze Sculptor and former Welder Fabricator at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. In 2019 I was commissioned by the Speedway to sculpt and cast original Bronze Bricks for the Legendary four time winners of the Indy 500, those bronze bricks are installed at the finish line "yard of bricks" My true passion is Sacred sculpture and ,portrait sculptures, I also express myself in an organic way through the abstract My sculpting background includes 40+ years of metal and casting experience, with studies from various masters of clay, wood, steel and stone sculpture including 5 years of study from the masters of the Indianapolis Art Centers steel and stone sculpture department. My current studies includes a Master class in classical drawing and art composition Note: Photo above : Tria Pnevmata (Three Spirits) Award winning Best of sculpture or 3 Dimensional mixed media and best metal sculpture Indianapolis Art Center 2014
My Medium
I use many different materials such as Wood, Stone and Steel to express myself but it is Bronze that I mainly use and prefer. Bronze has a beauty and strength that is unmatched by other elements
Above image: "The Body and The Blood" 2011
12"x12"x 1-1/2" bronze/ infused red glass/purpleheart wood
My Inspiration
My inspirations comes from friends, family and individuals that I have met on my life journey. I am inspired to sculpt the human in the form of self, for every person has a unique story of their own life experience