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Place of Origin: American
Edmontosaurus Skull
Located in London, GB
An impressive skull of an Edmontosaurus, a large herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Late Cretaceous period, 68-66 million years ago. The three rows of sixty or more teeth on either side of the jaw, known as the ‘dental battery’, mark the Edmontosaurus as part of the Hadrosauridae, or duckbill family of dinosaurs. It belongs to the flat-skulled, or solid-crested, Hadrosaurinae, which replaced the older hollow-crested hadrosaurs. Edmontosaurus was one of the last non-avian dinosaurs to ever exist, living shortly before the Cretaceous-Paleogene extinction event.
The Edmontosaurus was named in 1917 by Lawrence Lambe, after a partial specimen from Edmonton in Alberta, Canada. The existence of large Edmontosaur bone beds...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique American Sculptures
Materials
Bone
Woman with Cannon in Bronze By Spero Anargyros
By Spero Anargyros
Located in San Francisco, CA
Classic female form beautifully rendered in Bronze atop a marble base signed and dated 1970
What's a fearless muse without a trusty cannon? This one gleams like old gold as it rests...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Brass Watering Can by Gentner Design
By Christopher Gentner
Located in Geneve, CH
Brass watering can by Gentner Design
Dimensions: D 16.5 x W 3.8 x H 8.2 cm
Materials: dull tarnished brass
Each of these delicately, handcrafted Bud Vases is perfect as an indiv...
Category
2010s Post-Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Blue an Multicolor Ceramic Figurine Candle Holder, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
3-Level Planter in Patinated Living Finish Cast Iron (Indoor or Outdoor)
By Bradley L. Bowers
Located in New York, NY
This curvaceous, biomorphic sculptural cast iron planter has a rich, varied "living" patina stemming from the natural rusting of iron. Suitable for indoor or outdoor use.
Additional...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Conceptual Minimalist Desk Sculpture in Machined Aluminum
By Visibility Studio
Located in New York, NY
Sleek, machined and polished "Aluminum Mirror", a semi-functional and highly-conceptual minimalistic tabletop object by New York City-based industrial design studio Visibility Office...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist American Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Gold and Turquoise Ring
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in North Miami, FL
18 K Yellow gold and turquoise Diamond accent ring. Weigh 11.3 grams. Size 5.5 ring.
Normal wear.
Category
1970s Hollywood Regency Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Gold
48"x30" Ceramic & Fiber Wall Sculpture in White, Grey, Tan w/ Cotton Fringe
By Karen Gayle Tinney
Located in Proctorsville, VT
Four panel wall sculpture that measures 48" x 30". Hand formed ceramic pieces in unglazed white stoneware. Pictured with cotton and tencel fringe detailing in white, grey and tan. Ha...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Cotton
Vincent Pocsik, "Sunset Glide", Light Sculpture, 2021
By Vincent Pocsik
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vincent Pocsik’s sculptural works are a study of human form abstracted down to the point of its most transformative power. Flesh twists, contracts, pushes against bones and skin and ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood
20th Century Folky Carved and Painted Whitetail Deer mount
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Whitetail. This Folk Art whitetail with real "sheds" came from a commercial hunting and fishing lodge in the upper Michigan peninsula. May be better than...
Category
Early 20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Handbuilt Ceramic Sculpture, Pod Composite 'Black Coal' in Matte Black
By Helena Starcevic Ceramics
Located in New York, NY
Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture, "Black Coal". A composite of hollow, elongated, pointed oval or elliptical shapes, individually hand-formed clay parts, attached together and fused during the firing. This is a dark stoneware with a black underglaze revealing all the scrapes and marks of the clay underneath. The individual parts are all different, together they create a landscape inspired by the huge bare boulders of the Anza Borrego...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Stoneware
The Sacred Clothesline, 2021
Located in North Miami, FL
The Sacred Clothesline This piece was inspired by Victor’s few pieces of clothing hanging on the cloth lines waiting to dry after hand-washing them at the end of each day during his journey on the Camino. These Holy Cards were collected from top antique and book dealers in different Cities on and around the Camino. At first, he was only trying to collect art pieces that he could carry. The leather cord wrapping around the Skein represents the never-ending Camino of life. The different colors are a representation of the different paths of any Camino. The Holy Cards represent all the everyday Saints who come into our journey to teach life learning lessons. The piece comprised of: Early 19th Century extremely fine walnut, rosewood and satinwood Expandable Spinning Skein with white bone finial. A very fine and well-preserved collection of 17th and 18th Century European Holy Cards. Mid-century (1960s) solid walnut wood and black laminate pedestal.
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Faux Leather, Cord, Lucite, Wood, Walnut, Paper
"Swimming Pliers" Contemporary, Cast Bronze Metal Sculpture by David Edelman
Located in New York, NY
"Swimming Pliers" figurative abstract sculpture by David Edelman.
Made from repurposed vintage tools. Rusted Bronze Patina. One of one casting. Abstrac...
Category
Early 2000s American Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Giant Amoeba Sculpture in Orange Lucite
By Jonathan Adler
Located in New York, NY
See creature. A modern interpretation of a Classic starburst sculpture with a nod to the organic forms of the sea. Looks fab anchoring a tablescape or makes a great focal point in an unused fireplace.
Our oversized acrylic sculptures start their journey in our Soho pottery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Acrylic
Three-Piece Set of Contemporary Sculptures Made of Bronze by Bob La Bobgah
Located in North Miami, FL
A three-piece set of contemporary sculptures made of cast bronze, brass, copper and glass by Bob La Bobgah. All three sculptures are sig...
Category
20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Flush Dome 10" Perforated
By Allied Maker
Located in Glen Cove, NY
This hand-spun 10" dome is meticulously brushed and waxed to a matte satin finish. The hand blown glass provides pleasant surface diffusion while also complimenting the light's overa...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Landscape Garden Orb Sphere Ball Sculpture
Located in Lafayette, IN
Large vintage cast-aluminum architectural landscape Sphere. Sphere is constructed of two 7/16" thick, cast-aluminum hemispheres that have been welded together and ground smooth. Sphe...
Category
1970s Industrial Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Aluminum
Ayahuasca Vine Sculpture
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
Inspired by a spiritual journey in the Peruvian Amazon, this sculpture depicts the elegant serpentine vines of the ayahuasca plant twisting toward the sky. A Quechua word meaning the "vine of the soul", the ayahuasca plant is a conduit for transcendence into the spirit world, to allow for energy cleansing.
This one of a kind sculpture is one of the first pieces by John Brevard and has never been previously released for sale. The Aya Vine sculpture...
Category
2010s American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Set of 3 Small Elemental Spinning Tops in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
By Wooda, Alvaro Uribe
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Hardwood, Walnut
Small Agua Elemental Spinning Top in Oiled Walnut by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda
By Wooda, Alvaro Uribe
Located in Omro, WI
The initial inspiration for the elemental top collection by Alvaro Uribe for Wooda was wooda’s iconic logo of a tree. We felt it captured the company’s synergy for working with wood ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Walnut
Hermanos Calavera Jefe in Oiled Mahogany by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Ilse Silva, Miguel Silva, Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak
Hermanos Calavera Conquistador in Oiled Walnut by Miguel & Ilse Silva for Wooda
By Ilse Silva, Miguel Silva, Wooda
Located in Omro, WI
These handsome but quirky brothers designed by Miguel and Ilse Silva for Wooda are the result of an engaging mix of personality, love, fun and mischievousness. Los Hermanos Calavera(...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Oak, Walnut, Maple, Hardwood
The 24K Gold Plated Cart by Christopher Kreiling
By Christopher Kreiling Studio
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The 'Gold Cart' is a fully articulated working shopping cart. It is made of steel and bronze then 24K gold plated.
This is an addition of 100+ artist proof. ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Black TAR Teddy and Red Apple Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural Tar stuffed animal and resin apple.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sébastien Léon, "Java”, Light Sculpture, 2021
By Sébastien Léon
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Twentieth Exhibitions is proud to present the début of Hydrochrom, a family of glass sculptures by LA-based artist and designer Sébastien Léon. Hydrochr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Blown Glass
Highly Decorative Full Size Sculpture of a Dog Sitting on Books
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly decorative full size sculpture of a dog sitting on books. Great detail.
Dimensions: Height 35 1/2", width 11", depth 14 1/2"
CW4830.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Composition
Sculpture Table with Coral from all contenants cast into the mold
By John Brevard
Located in Coral Gables, FL
This piece brings attention to humanities relationship with our oceans and natural environment. 20% of proceeds go to a sustainable living organization. This stunning piece is a foc...
Category
2010s Organic Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Cast Stone, Zinc
Highly Decorative Full Size Sculpture of a Dog Laying Down
Located in Atlanta, GA
A highly decorative full size sculpture of a dog laying down with some books on his back. Great detail.
Dimensions: Height 22 1/2", width 19 1/2", dep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Composition
White Plaster Sculptural Figure, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural plaster figure, plaster+ paper, and image collage on wood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
White Plaster Sculptural Floor Lamp, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Metal
White Plaster Sculptural Table Lamp, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural plaster lamp created by a metal structure, plaster+ paper, and image collage on wood.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Black TAR Teddy Bear Floor Lamp or Sculpture, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural Tar floor lamp created by a metal structure, staffed animal, tar, neon tubing light.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Metal
Cement Gray Sculptural Figure Face, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
This is a new work by Mattia Biagi
Sculptural cement + plaster figure, plaster.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Metal
Wood Collage Multicolor Sculptural, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
After having been printed and attached on wood, the images are cut out and assembled onto a classic furniture form. This anthology of memories, visions, and experiences allows Biagi ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Metal
Wood Collage Multicolor Sculptural, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
After having been printed and attached on wood, the images are cut out and assembled onto a classic furniture form. This anthology of memories, visions, and experiences allows Biagi ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Metal
Wood Collage Multicolor Sculptural, 21st Century by Mattia Biagi
By Mattia Biagi
Located in Culver City, CA
After having been printed and attached on wood, the images are cut out and assembled onto a classic furniture form. This anthology of memories, visions, and experiences allows Biagi ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Cement, Metal
Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture
By Harry Bertoia
Located in New York, NY
Harry Bertoia, Monumental Sonambient Sculpture, USA, circa 1970's.
Inconel on brass plate, comprised of 49 rods in a 7 x 7 layout with cattails, unmarked. Measures H: 81, W: 16, D: 1...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Indian Blue Peacock
Located in New York, NY
Indian blue peacock taxidermy mount with a beautiful iridescent blue and green coloration. It is mounted on an oval wooden base and can be displaye...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Anglo-Indian American Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Feathers
Two White Coral Specimens Mounted on Lucite
By FS Henemader Antiques, Inc.
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Here we have branch coral, bird’s nest coral (SOLD), and Pacific Elkhorn coral in their natural form, gloriously displayed on Lucite bases, adding a bright and chic presence to any i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Organic Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Coral
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Sculpture Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn...
Category
2010s Folk Art American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Vintage Brutalist Brass and Metal Fish Sculpture
Located in San Carlos, CA
🐟 Elevate your home decor with our striking Mid-Century Modern Brutalist Brass and Metal Fish Sculpture, reminiscent of the iconic style from the Emaus Benedictine Monks studio. Cra...
Category
1970s Brutalist Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Brass
Female Sculpture Carved Stone Bust of a Woman Signed by Artist Charles Cutler
Located in Cookeville, TN
Medusa's gaze meets timeless elegance in this massive and beautiful statement piece of art. This Female Sculpture is an intricately Carved Stone masterpiece a large Bust of a Woman, ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Stone
Acacia Organic Raw Edge Slab Sculpture on a Black Rectangular Steel Base
Located in Pasadena, CA
This acacia organic raw edge slab is mounted on a sleek black rectangular metal sheet. It looks to me like a wave.
This sculpture showcases the acacia wood's grain and its beautiful ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Steel Sculpture attrib Paul Suter from "Neumann House" by Marcel Breur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Brutalist Steel Sculpture
Attrib. to Paul Suter, Swiss
from "Neumann House" by Marcel Breuer, NY
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Pyrite on Quartz from Spruce Claim, King County, Washington
Located in New York, NY
From Spruce Claim, King County, Washington
Cluster of rectangular pyrite crystals with many lustrous transparent colorless quartz crystals. The quartz crystals are slender elongated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Sculptures
Materials
Crystal, Pyrite
Postmodern Black Ceramic Ibex Sculpture by Haeger
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Elevate your decor with the Haeger Ibex Ceramic Sculpture. Crafted in deep black ceramic, this piece captures the majesty of the Ibex with a contemporary twist. Haeger's meticulous c...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Studio-Made Modernist Mobile, Small
Located in Dallas, TX
A studio-made modernist mobile; mustard yellow, blue, opium red. This innovative art form, rooted in the principles of modernism, emphasizes minimalism, abstraction, and the intrinsi...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Dali as an Idol, Sculptural Construction W / Mirror, Painting and Found Objects
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, uses objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece is constructed with a small framed mirror...
Category
2010s Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Reclaimed Wood, Paint
The Black Road: Iron, Classical Male Bust, Resin Sculpture with Rust Iron Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
This extraordinary sculptural portrait head takes its beginnings from classical antiquity. Attention to detail and complete understanding of the human figure are evident. The sculpture, which is made of resin and patinaed with a rusted iron can be shown on a base or lying down.
Dean Kugler
The Black Road: Iron, 2021
Resin and Iron Patina
20h x 16w in
60.96h x 40.64w cm
DK0041
Dean Kugler is a seasoned interdisciplinary artist, painter, and figurative sculptor. His 3D work is featured primarily at Gallery Victor Armendariz in Chicago. In the last three years, Dean has also been featured at Abend Gallery in Denver, The Figge Art Museum, and Bereskin Gallery in Iowa. He has shown at SOFA Chicago in 2017, 2018, and 2019 and participated in ArtPrize in 2013, 2014, and 2015.
He sees himself primarily as a sculptor due to the challenges he finds and thrives on within the process. In all its beauty, crudeness, and subtleties, the figure offers infinite opportunities to express feelings and emotions. There is also a physicality to sculpture that requires the work to be experienced through movement in order to reveal more about the piece.
Dean has always been drawn to the interactive nature of large-scale sculpture that is available to the public - he loves the idea that his work entices the observer to go beyond what they can see and add tactility to the experience. By using both realism and abstraction, he creates a visual that challenges the viewer to resolve what they are seeing. Therefore, providing a greater connection between the artist and the viewer.
Education
1993 – AA from Blackhawk College.
1995 – BFA from Western Illinois University.
Texts
1995 – “Drawing: Skills, Means, Freedom”. Jan Clough / Ann Mullin. pub. 1995.
1993 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
1992 – “Images” College publication featuring multiple pieces.
Bibliography
Dec 2022 - American Art Collector. “Room to grow”. Pages 48 and 49.
1 Oct 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article discussing a group show titled “Earth, Wind, and Fire” at Bereskin Gallery.
18 Aug 2018 – River Cities Reader. Article by Mike Schulz about my show titled “Relic” at the Quad City Arts.
1 Nov 2017 – Dispatch-Argus and QCOnline, Coverage of my showing at SOFA.
16 Dec 2016 – River Cities Reader. Article by Rick Martin about one-man art show titled “It Figures” at Black Hawk College.
22 June 2016 – Dispatch-Argus. Coverage of my one-man show titled “Animal Farm.”
22 Sept 2015 – Quad-City Times. “Body of work”. Article by David Burke about a one-man art show at Black Hawk College.
30 October 2014 – WVIK radio and online. Coverage of the ribbon-cutting for “Gravity” installation at the Rivercenter in Davenport, IA.
28 Sept 2014 – TV interview on WZZM13 in Grand Rapids covering ARTPRIZE and my sculpture, Gravity at the Gerald Ford...
Category
2010s Classical Greek American Sculptures
Materials
Resin
“Tiny Mint Green Jacket, Found Steel Sculpture, 2023
By Gordon Chandler
Located in Chicago, IL
Upon discovering a weathered steel drum that had been warped to resemble the sleeve of a garment, artist Gordon Chandler was inspired to embark on a series of kimono sculptures forme...
Category
2010s Industrial American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Dutch Interior, Based on Miro - Vanity Mirror & Painting, Objet D'art
By John Seubert
Located in Chicago, IL
Self-taught artist John Seubert, AKA John Dolly, repurposes objects he uncovers as he rehabs older homes in Chicago. This piece, based on a series of paintings by famed artist Joan M...
Category
Early 2000s Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Mirror, Reclaimed Wood, Paint
Jim Rose - Construct No. 02, Salvaged Steel and Aluminum Industrial Objects
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique, interesting items. Here he has welded together various washers and cyl...
Category
2010s Folk Art American Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
82"x51" Metal Wall Sculpture in Stainless and Bronze #719
By Kue King
Located in Blowing Rock, NC
Aged bronze, stainless steel. Measures: 82" X 51".
Kue King created this elongated wall mounted sculpture using bronze and stainless steel wire. The bronze is aged to give the sculpture a warmth and depth in color and display. The stainless steel gives the sculpture a shine, reflectivity, and mirrored finish that adds sparkle to the room and picks up on colors that surround the piece.
Metal reflections highlight the feathery radius and create gentle shadows that deepen and project the sculpture into the wall. The radiating central bundles create a kaleidoscopic shadow effect that changes with viewing angle and lighting. Brightly lit, drama and strength dominates through reflection and shadow. By lowering the lighting the same piece becomes soft and alluring.
Kue uses an aesthetic reminiscent of trees, electricity, and light to create sculptures of peace and beauty. Adults and children alike see snowflakes, stars, flowers, a metal branch, ocean creatures...
Category
2010s Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire, Stainless Steel, Bronze, Brass
Jim Rose Barn House Structure, Welded Steel Object Made with Salvaged Steel
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a welded steel sculpture made by furniture creator Jim Rose. It is sustainable design created from salvaged and recycled steel panels left over from his larger projects. These sculptures reference traditional American Folk Art barn house models or bird houses. This sculpture works alone on a shelf or table or can be grouped with other house sculptures by the artist. Each house sculpture is unique in design and color.
Jim Rose
Structure #168
found steel with natural rust patina and paint
6h x 4.50w x 2.50d in
15.24h x 11.43w x 6.35d cm
Jim Rose
b. 1966
Bio
Born in Indiana, Jim Rose lived in Europe until he returned to the United States to attend college. After one year at Bard College, Jim transferred to the School of the Art Institute in Chicago (SAIC) where he graduated in 1988 with a BFA. His skillful interpretation of the Shaker design is a result of intense research and field study of Shaker furniture, architecture, culture and history. After over two decades of dedicated work, he has mastered the minimalism of the Shaker technique and created his own unique visual vernacular. The quilts of Gee's Bend have become a monumental influence taking this artist's work to new levels of unique interpretation and artistry. His selection of aged steel results in a patina directly related to that of aged wood while his colored strips beautifully mimic worn cloth. Each piece of furniture is masterfully made and intended for daily use. Jim Rose’s steel furniture is featured every year at SOFA Chicago for the past 25 years.
Jim Rose
b. 1966, Wisconsin
Education
1989 B.F.A., Sculpture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL
1988 Student at Large, Welding Technology, Triton College, Chicago, IL
1985 Undergraduate Photography Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Awards
2008 Wisconsin Arts Board Fellowship Award, Madison, WI
2005 Elizabeth R. Raphael Founder’s Prize, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA
2003 Grant Recipient for Shaker Interpretations in Cast Iron, PA Arts Assoc / WI Arts Board
2003 Arts/Industry Residency Program for Visual Artists, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Solo Exhibitions
2017 New Work, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2012 Simply Steel, Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2007 Variation, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000 Shaker in Steel / New Work, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
1999 Hands and Heart to Steel III, Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL
National Exhibitions
2017-2018 SOFA Chicago – Gallery Victor Armendariz
2016 - 1995 SOFA Chicago, New York, Palm Beach - Ann Nathan Gallery
2011 - 2002 Art Chicago - Ann Nathan Gallery
Group Exhibitions
2017 Coming Attractions: Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Victor Armendariz, Chicago, IL
2017 Living with Art: The Newman Collection, 108 Contemporary, Tulsa, Oklahoma
2016 Form Follows Function: The Intersection of Art and Craft, The Hardy Gallery...
Category
2010s Folk Art American Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Age and Experience, Ceramic and Found Object Assemblage
By Philip Capuano
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Statement:
During the summers in Connecticut when I was a pre-teen, I lived for playing baseball. I grew up on a farm and had to work hard, but I always made time for baseball. I played everyday and sometimes even slept with my glove underneath my pillow. I dreamed of playing professionally for the New York Yankees. The only thing that dragged me away from playing baseball was an arts and craft’s class in my school’s summer program. On Tuesday afternoon, after lunch, baseball was on hold for arts and crafts. In my first class, they taught us how to make pot holders and build things with Popsicle sticks by gluing them together. It was so much fun. I guess this was the earliest telling of what was to unfold in the future years.
I continued to play semi-pro baseball until the age of 38. I was also into weightlifting and even placed in a national competition. Sports and art have always been my passions. I was willing to put sports on hold for my art, though. And sports have always influenced my artwork. My first great influence in art was my craft teacher in high school, Shirley Charron. I was not an “A” student by any means and I did not excel in math or science. Ms. Charron knew I wasn’t a great student and encouraged me to apply for art school at Silvermine College of Arts. The college was holding interviews and all I had to do was make an appointment and bring my artwork. I was excited to find out that they didn’t need to know my S.A.T. scores. So I met with Dean Bob Gray
and he liked my artwork. I became a student at the Silvermine College and received my Associate’s Degree from there. I went on to the Maryland Institute of Art where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree. I met several students from various backgrounds and different countries. I was fortunate for having great teachers and mentors along the way. Visiting artists were a big influence to me, as well. My college years helped greatly, keeping me out of the ‘real world’ and into the realm of creativity and free flowing ideas.
After receiving my Masters Degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1977. I stayed in Chicago. I became ‘so-to-speak’ a “Chicago” artist, living in lofts, dreaming the dreams of becoming known and reaching for the stars. I was still quite naïve at the age of 30. Luckily, I kept my day job as a cleaning man. I worked hard during those years after graduate school and still do 28 years later. During those 28 years, I tried out for the Chicago White Sox...
Category
Early 2000s Modern American Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Brutalist Iron Sculpture
Located in Chicago, IL
A striking mid-20th century Brutalist iron sculpture constructed with four large triangle shapes reminiscent of sail boats in a harbor, welded to a rect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Brutalist American Sculptures
Materials
Iron
Mary Preminger Vintage Abstract Chrome and Black Marble Sculpture Modernist
By Mary Gardner Preminger
Located in North Miami, FL
This fabulous vintage double U-shaped abstract sculpture by the noted artist Mary Preminger is so modernist. It is chrome on a black marble original base. It was executed in 1968. It...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage American Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Found and Salvaged Steel House Structure, Modern and Minimalist Sculpture
By Jim Rose
Located in Chicago, IL
Jim Rose, known primarily for his steel furniture, was an avid collector and scoured salvage yards for unique and interesting items. Here, a collection of found steel is reworked, pr...
Category
2010s Folk Art American Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Steel
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