Posts by Seven Bridges
Don Gummer
Don Gummer was born in 1946. He is an American sculptor. His early work concentrated on table-top and wall-mounted sculpture, but in the mid 1980s he shifted his interest to large free-standing works, often in bronze. In the 1990s he added a variety of other materials, such as stainless steel, aluminum and stained glass. His…
Read MorePetr Hora
Petr Hora was born in 1949 in the Czech Republic. Hora began his studies in 1965 at the Applied College of Glassmaking in Zelezny Brod. Hora’s work is remarkably powerful. He cuts into the surface deeply using a diamond disc saw, creating a subtle interaction of light on the form. The overall refined quality of…
Read MoreCheryl Kelley
Cheryl Kelley is an American painter known for her photorealism, especially her classic and muscle cars paintings. Kelley began her career as an abstract expressionist but is recognized chiefly as a photorealist or hyperrealist. Kelley bases her paintings on photographs, mostly taken at car shows and automobile museums. Her low angles of perspective and emphasis…
Read MoreKaren LaMonte
Karen LaMonte was born in 1967 in New York City. She received her BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1990 and continued her studies with a Fulbright Grant which sent her to the Academy of Art, Architecture, and Design in Prague, The Czech Republic. She had her first solo show in Chicago,…
Read MoreThomas Ostenberg
Thomas Ostenberg was born in Nebraska, grew up on a ranch in Colorado and spent his teenage years between Colorado and Florida. He works primarily in bronze. The power and durability of his finished pieces belie his approach to the medium, which is quite fluid and intuitive. “Sometimes I will have a bit of clay…
Read MoreMatyas Pavlik
Born 1984 in the Czech Republic, Matyas Pavlik lived for much of his life in the United States, Mexico and Portugal before returning to his home country. Like his mother, the well-known glass artist Vladimíra Klumpar, he was artistically inspired by the various cultures. His impressive glass sculptures alternate between highlighting geometric and organic shapes.
Read MoreStephen Powell
Stephen Powell (1951-2019). He received his MFA from Louisiana State University in 1983 and taught in several schools in the U.S. and Australia. Powell is best known for his very large-scale, dramatic multi-colored vessels. His pieces are so large that they take a team of several glass artists to execute. In contrast to the large…
Read MoreLorenzo Quinn
Lorenzo Quinn was born in 1966 in Rome, Italy and lives in Barcelona, Spain. He is an Italian sculptor and former actor and the son of actor Anthony Quinn. Quinn’s childhood was split between Italy and the United States. His father had a profound influence on him. He is best known for expressive recreations of…
Read MoreHenry Richardson
Richardson resides in New York City. His path as a sculptor began at Haverford College in Pennsylvania and has continued in a circuitous manner in the decades since. He has worked in many mediums including concrete, steel, stone and wood, but says that the mastery of chiseling glass has allowed him to explore more complex…
Read MoreAdriana Rinaldi
Adriana Rinaldi was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and moved to Italy with her family when she was very small. Her experience in Italy had a profound artistic effect on her – she kept busy in her countryside home drawing whatever she saw. The artist returned to Canada and continued her artwork as a hobby throughout her high school years and after 32…
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