Ursula von Rydingsvard

Von Rydingsvard�s massive sculptures reveal the trace of the human hand and resemble wooden bowls, tools, and walls that seem to echo the artist's family heritage in pre-industrial Poland before World War II. Having spent her childhood in Nazi slave labor and post-war refugee camps, the artist�s earliest recollections of displacement and subsistence through humble means infuses her work with emotional potency. Von Rydingsvard builds towering cedar structures, creating an intricate network of individual beams, shaped by sharp and lyrical cuts and glued together to form sensuous, puzzle-like surfaces. While abstract at its core, Von Rydingsvard's work takes visual cues from the landscape, the human body, and utilitarian objects—such as the artist�s collection of household vessels—and demonstrates an interest in the point where the man-made meets nature.[my emphasis] - http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/vonrydingsvard/index.html]

http://www.barbarakrakowgallery.com/exhibition/exhibition_details.php/id/1009 ArtNews January 2007

Whitfield Lovell

I saw his work at SAM, and again in ArtNews May 2008. Haven't found any of his images to put here, will keep looking...

Peter Woytuk

From the artist's statement:

"My work has developed from an interest in abstract imagery to a more representational exploration of natural form. For me, the subject matter is highly fertile ground, suggesting endless possibilities for three dimensional interpretation and invention. Past sculpture has been concerned with a distillation of animal shape into simpler forms and the resulting interplay of concave and convex masses. This dialectic is intensified by placing animals in groupings, creating environments where the negative space and the relationship between sculptures are as important as the sculptures themselves. I consider the grouping to be one unified sculpture that the viewer is able to walk around and within."



http://themorrisongallery.com

Susan Robb

Warmth, Giant Black Toobs

This sculpture was installed today. I unfortunately got the email regarding its display too late. None the less, and excellent video. Simple materials, but an power and evocative message.

Lynda Benglis

http://www.artnet.com/awc/lynda-benglis.html