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Robert SegalTempest - Large Scale Brightly Colored Abstract Sculpture, Intertwined Formcirca 1995
circa 1995
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Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture offers a particularly fertile ground for experiments in shape, color, proportion, and technique. He steps away from non-traditional sculpting methods by using industrial manufacturing techniques – welding and mold fabrication - he learned in previous careers. The angular, geometric shapes hint at an infinite repetition actively involving the observer, requiring a 360-degree view.
Robert Segal
Tempest
fiberglass and acrylic
74.50h x 34w x 29d in
189.23h x 86.36w x 73.66d cm
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Robert Segal
1948 – 2020
Robert Segal’s abstract sculpture is unique in the world. Each piece is a seamless integration of space, shape and color brought to life through virtuoso engineering and industrial manufacturing techniques. Angular and geometric, these 360-degree pieces evoke a sense of infinite repetition. They are held in private and corporate collections and Robert has been recognized at juried art shows throughout the country.
Remarkable things happen when raw talent, unwavering vision, and complete dedication collide. This is the spirit of Robert Segal’s story.
Born in Chicago, Robert became focused on becoming a sculptor at age 13. At 16, he began taking night courses at the Art Institute of Chicago, an experience that brought shape to his early talent. His was not a linear path to the artistic life, though. Independent at a young age, Robert needed to support himself. He left art school and took jobs that gave him an opportunity to earn and learn simultaneously, in which he could hone his mechanical aptitude and inventiveness. Over the years, he worked as a commercial sculptor making models and dioramas. He became an expert welder, mold fabricator, machinist, and inventor. He worked on the crew that built the Chicago Picasso. He built the Lincoln Park Zoo’s penguin exhibit. Through these roles, he learned how the hands can realize the fantastic dimensions of the human imagination.
Through it all, he remained focused on his sculptural vision, which he developed in storefront studios around the Chicago area. When he finally turned his full-time attention back to sculpting in 1979, he had developed a deep understanding of industrial manufacturing techniques. This drove his creative vision—and the result is something utterly unique in the realm of contemporary sculpture.
Fascinated by the intersection of design and beauty, Robert was absorbed by what moves people in art and sculpture—and then sought to perfect it. While on this lifelong quest, he became a consummate design theorist and visionary, ultimately building a catalog of work arresting in its originality and for its virtuosic blending of art and engineering.
By the early 1990s, Robert’s art had begun to earn acclaim with top honors at many of the United States’ competitive juried outdoor art shows. His art is in private and corporate collections around the country.
Robert died in 2020. Although he is no longer with us, his art and his pioneering ability to give physical shape to his creative vision is—and can be welcomed into the lives and hearts of a new generation of collectors.
- Creator:Robert Segal (1948 - 2020, American)
- Creation Year:circa 1995
- Dimensions:Height: 74.5 in (189.23 cm)Width: 34 in (86.36 cm)Depth: 29 in (73.66 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: RTS0101stDibs: LU55438920472
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