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Sentinel
Located in Greenwich, CT
Peter Kirkiles Biography
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in a skilled manner and from his attraction to everyday objects and their relationship to humans. He finds beauty in the utilitarian tools, and objects that we may not notice in our day to day lives. By playing with their size and their proportion to human scale, he forces the viewer to examine more closely the object’s construction and its overall design importance. He has a nostalgia for well designed, well used, history laden objects.
“I’m a maker; I’m also an admirer of things well made. Over the years, I’ve chosen to make things that I love. I find the subjects of my sculpture in real life; a shoe, a camera, a clock, a ruler…made to scale, as sculpture.” –Peter Kirkiles
Kirkiles holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts and a Masters of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has exhibited nationally including a 2021 solo exhibition “At Scale” at the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Vermont. His work is held by The Shelburne Museum, The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT and by private collectors throughout the US.
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Peter Kirkiles’ sculptures are visual odes to everyday objects. He is a maker’s maker, a master craftsman, a lover of well-constructed things. He has a special affinity for things well-used, that have stood the test of time and remain steadfast in their intended purpose, that bear the marks of labor and living, that contain echoes of humanity: an antique chest of drawers, a well-worn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze, Stainless Steel
Double Bass Scroll, maquette
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 10
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
Double Bass
Located in Greenwich, CT
Ed. of 3 + 1AP
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
Gulliver II, study
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in a skilled manne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
Prometheus, study
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique
Peter Kirkiles (American, b. 1966)
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
Sentinel II, study
Located in Greenwich, CT
Unique
Peter Kirkiles Biography
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabri...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
Backwards Rule
Located in Greenwich, CT
Peter Kirkiles Biography
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
36 Foot Aluminum Rule
Located in Greenwich, CT
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in a skilled manne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Sybren Rule, maquette
Located in Greenwich, CT
Edition of 6 with 1 AP
American, b. 1966
Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Peter Kirkiles
Materials
Bronze
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