Ryan Schmidt Art

This powerful outdoor contemporary sculpture was hand-forged by Philippe Pallafray. The Quebec artist favours a minimalist form inspired by the or...

"Synopsis" by Elsbeth Halvorsen Vever (American, b. 1929). Box sculpture combines aluminum, sand, bone, glass and a magnifier. Signed "Elsbeth Vever 1982" on verso. Image, 24.50"L x 13.75"H x 4"W. Using bone as the central image Elsbeth has assembled an optical and visual experience. One view is the magnification and juxtaposition of the floating effect of the curvature in the stainless steel background; stand back and it's a hologram effect. The first image shows clearly the hologram effect available to the eye of the viewer. From a review of her show of box constructions in Providence, Rhode Island: "Viewing her box constructions is a lot like a walk in the moonlight. What we know, or think, to be true in the hard brightness of daytime reality dissolves into an amorphous space of multiple possibilities and perspectives." Born in Purdys, New York, Elspeth Halvorsen is the daughter, granddaughter, and mother of professional artists. She has studied at prestigious academic and artistic institutions includingthe New School for Social Research, the Art Students League, and the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1955, she moved to Provincetown, Massachusetts, establishing her home and studio in the former residence of Mark Rothko. Provincetown not only remains her home but also acts as a personal, social, and artistic source of inspiration for her work. Shortly after arriving in Provincetown, Halvorsen and her husband, the late Tony Vevers...

'Maina' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails are created through rolling molten glass into various forms and shapes. They are then placed within clear glass and fused into one large piece through kiln casting. This technique creates a layered, suspended, and vibrant three-dimensional space within. About the Internal Space Series: David’s experiments with sheet glass and fusing led him to try to make the glass thicker to see more interior space. It was during this time a professor pointed out that he was working with a metaphor, for which the internal space of the glass was the equivalent to the internal life of the mind. This became his operating mantra but also forced him to come to terms with the casting of thick sections. “Creating those internal spaces came with some problems. Other than telescope mirrors, I did not know that anyone annealed glass in a kiln for more than a day or two. When pieces cracked after five...

'Pura Gede' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space & Standing Stones series. It features painterly brush...

Formidable and eye-catching, this outdoor sculpture is by Viktor Mitic known for his provocative contemporary artwork. This is one of a series of abstract ‘tower-like’ sculptures—eac...

'Rapota' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It was the last completed sculpture from this series. It features painterly bru...

"Cloud Study: Bird' is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white painterly brushstroke formations in glass called t...

'Gaji' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. These trails...

Cloud Study #2 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and black painterly brush...

This ultra contemporary sculpture is an exploration of 3d spatial curvilinear geometry. The 'torus' form has been twisted around a vertical axis and then sliced into 50 contours whi...

'Ha'apai' is a contemporary abstract cast glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Internal Space series. It features painterly brushstroke formations in glass called trails. Trails ar...

Cloud Study #1 is a contemporary abstract glass sculpture by David Ruth from his Cloud Study Series. It contains hues of white and blue in painterly brushstroke formations in glass c...