Sculptors Guild

Just recently, Guild member Elizabeth Knowles (@elizabethknowles_art) installed her new piece entitled Shell. Knowles installed this beautiful piece as a part of a 30-work exhibition of contemporary sculptures at The Mount, a historic and cultural site in Lenox, Massachusetts. Follow @elizabethknowles_art to check out more of her work. ... . . . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycarts #nycartscene #nycartists #nycsculpture #nycsculptor #sculpture #sculptorsofinstagram #moma #whitneycollection

Today, we look at a newly-unveiled work from 2016 by Guild member Sarah Haviland (@s_haviland) entitled What the Eagle Saw (Eagle Bench). Haviland’s new work is a fully-functional bench, located at the Hammond Museum & Japanese Stroll Garden in North Salem, New York. This utilitarian piece is made of powder-coated fabricated steel; a testament to the craftsmanship of Haviland. Beacon, NY-based welder Herman Roggerman helped out with the fabrication of the work. ... In addition to the bench being on display, Haviland will be exhibiting her solo work at the Hammond. Her exhibition entitled Becoming a Bird focuses on her primarily wire and mixed media on the subject of mythical and local birds. The exhibit opens on July 10th, with a reception from 1 PM to 3 PM. . . . . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycarts #nycartscene #nycartists #nycsculpture #nycsculptor #sculpture #sculptorsofinstagram #moma #whitneycollection

Guild member Eric David Laxman (@ericlaxman) annouced his newest work at the Valley Cottage Library in Valley Cottage, New York. Laxman’s work entitled Whorl of Wonder is a stainless steel, bronze and marble sculpture that stands at 5 feet and 4 inches. Laxman says his work honors Trustee Herbert Lerner for his more than 50 years of service to the library. ... I am very honored to have been commissioned to create this sculpture for the Valley Rock Cottage Library community, who nurtured my son's curiosity and helped me to expose him to the wonder of books and the magic of discovery, Laxman said. . . . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycarts #nycartscene #nycartists #nycsculpture #nycsculptor #sculpture #sculptorsofinstagram #moma #whitneycollection

On May 8th, guild member Miriam Ancis (@miriamancis), held her public installation entitled Spring Bloom. Ancis held the event in Fort Greene, Brooklyn as an accompaniment to the mural her and her daughter painted a year ago at the height of the coronavirus in New York City. . .... . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycartists #nycarts #nycsculpture #nycsculptor #arteventsnyc See more

A look at Louise Nevelson’s Sky Cathedral, created in 1958 out of painted wood Nevelson a former member of the guild used old scraps and wooden boxes to create this famous work, using black paint to unify the piece. Nevelson said when explaining her love for the color black: When I fell in love with black, it contained all color. It wasn’t a negation of color. It was an acceptance. Because black encompasses all colors. ... Sky Cathedral stands at over 11 feet tall, and is currently under the ownership of @themuseumofmodernart . . . . #sculptorsguild #sculpture #sculptorsofinstagram #nyc #nycart #nycartists #nycsculpture #nycartscene

Today, we look at the most famous work of former Guild member Louise Bourgeois, a French-born American sculptor Spider, created in the mid-1990s from bronze, silver nitrate, brown patina and granite, is a 15-foot tall creation of quite literally a spider. Bourgeois’ Spider has been all over the world, from San Francisco to São Paulo, and typically comes with a large cage surrounding the work. ... Bourgeois says that this work is symbolic of motherhood inspired by the safety she felt from her mother. It is one of dozens of Spiders that Bourgeois created. . . . #sculptorsguild #nycart #nyc #nycartists #nycsculpture #nycsculptors #sculptureart #sculptorsofinstagram

Join Guild member Miriam Ancis (@miriamancis) on Saturday, May 1st to help her public art experience at Fort Greene, Brooklyn (rain date May 2nd). A year ago, Ancis and her daughter painted a mural on the corner of Lafayette and South Portland to mark the fragility of life during Covid. Since then, Ancis has created a sculpture to accompany the mural she created. She’s seeking community help in finishing her sculpture: painting biodegradable balloons and tying them to th...e branches of her work. Join this fantastic opportunity to connect with the community and create beautiful art. . . . #sculptorsguild #nycartists #nycevents #nyc #nycsculpture #nycmurals #nycartscene #nycart

Today, we celebrate 83 years of the Sculptor’s Guild first annual member exhibition, held at Park Ave. & E. 39th St. in New York City The guild’s first show was an outdoor exhibition which opened on April 12th, 1938. It featured over 80 works, from artists such as Chaim Gross and Dorothea Greenbaum. We would like to give a special thanks to Janie Beck (@janiebkitten) for sending us this incredible piece of Guild history. ... . . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycartists #nycart #nycsculpture #sculptorsofinstagram See more

Did you know David Smith’s Tanktotem I was made from scrap metal and boiler parts, which created one of his most well-known pieces. It was the first in a 1952 series of humanoid, cubist works that are now housed at the Art Institute of Chicago. .... . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycartists #nycart #nyc sculpture See more

Today, we look at the catalog from the 1981 Sculpture in the Garden show at the New York Botanical Garden This show was the Guild’s 54th exhibition, and its 12th outdoor show. There were over 130 works that explored the relationship of nature, space and art itself. Renata M. Schwebel Guild president at the the time said in the her opening statement: Sculpture is unique among the visual arts in that it can be enjoyed anywhere... It can strive to dominate the landscap...e, or nestle snugly in a child’s palm. The 1981 show featured works by Guild greats like Chaim Gross and Lin Emery. . . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycsculpture #nycartists #nycart

Today, we feature the work of NYC-based guild member Elizabeth Knowles (@elizabethknowles_art), who has an ongoing show in lower Manhattan Impulses & Incrustations is showing until July and features incredible explosions of color and geological patterns that take over the lobby gallery of 200 Water Street. Knowles says: Living forms inspire my work... Utilizing a variety of media, my work explores how both static and dynamic patterns in nature reveal the mysterious rel...ationship between differing scales of perception. Knowles was born in St. Louis, MO and has shown her work internationally. WORK: Impulses and Incrustations Mixed media including wire, acrylic, paster and stone. 8’ x 10’ x 14’ 2021 . . #sculptorsguild #nyc #nycartists #nycart #nycsculpture

With a heavy heart, we look back at internationally-recognized guild member Lin Emery, who passed away at the age of 94 last week. Born in New York City in 1926, Emery began sculpting at the age of 21 while living in Paris, France. She studied under Russian sculptor, Ossip Zadkine during her time in the French capital. In 1945, Emery moved to New Orleans, Louisiana where she opened up a shop that sold oyster tongs. ... She became known for her kinetic sculptures, which she began experimenting with in 1954. In the 1970s, Emery was able to figure out how to make her sculptures move, truly solidifying her style as a sculptor. Emery has exhibited her work worldwide and is the recipient of countless prestigious art awards.

#janetrutkowski @steelyjan38_bfdstudios solo exhibition opens 11/7/20 @timeartsgallery NYC!

JOIN US for the SG Artist Talks series MILLER OPIE Monday 11/2 at 6pm EST! My work explores and exorcises my life-altering experiences that began in 2009 when I learned that I had several benign tumors that were destroying my jawbone. Over three years of surgeries and procedures have inspired me to intimately explore beauty, decay and fragility. I have had a life long passion and obsession for collecting bones, shells and other natural objects. Working with found organic m...aterials allows me the thrill of the hunt, the experience of discovery and the joy of combining and manipulating shapes. The objects I create investigate how beauty is defined through mortality and rejuvenation. Sign up for the ZOOM link: https://www.sculptorsguild.org/artist-talks @milleropie #sculpture #sculptureartist #artisttalks

JOIN US for the SG Artist Talks series Sasha Davis, Executive Director of The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Monday 10/26 at 6pm EST! Join us for a presentation from Sasha Davis, Executive Director of The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation on the life and work of Chaim Gross (1902-91), first President of the Sculptors Guild. Gross is renowned for his wood carvings of acrobats and mothers with children that draw upon folk, African, and Modern forms. His work can be found in ma...ny museum collections, but to truly see the breadth of his work one must visit the Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation, Gross's former home and studio in Greenwich Village, NYC. Although not yet open for tours due to COVID-19, the Foundation has increased virtual programming to share information about the artist and the circle of artists he collected. Sign up for the ZOOM link: https://www.sculptorsguild.org/artist-talks

JOIN US for the SG Artist Talks series PHIL LISTENGART Monday 10/19 at 6pm EST! It seems to me that there are two kinds of beautyretinal, or that which pleases the eye, and trueness, that is, philosophical or meaningful portrayals which strike and appeal to the psyche or intellect. This has been the beam which illuminated the path of my artistic life. Additionally I have embraced the insight of Joshua Reynolds who wrote: "Invention... is little more than a new co...mbination of those images which have been previously gathered and deposited in the memory, nothing can come from nothing." Sign up for the ZOOM link: https://www.sculptorsguild.org/artist-talks

JOIN US TONIGHT! The SG Artist Talks series Eto Otitigbe Mon10/5 at 6pm EST! Find the ZOOM link here: https://mailchi.mp/75a4fa9ef/sg-artist-talk-series-5536593 Eto Otitigbe is a polymedia artist whose interdisciplinary practice investigates the intersections of race, power, and technology. With history as the foundation for exploration, Otitigbe sets alternative narratives into motion; creating spaces for people to experience a unique mixture of concepts. @etootitigbe #etootitigbe #artist #engineer #changeagent #culturalworker #sculpture #installation

Monday Night Zoom 6pm Eto Otitigbe !! @etootitigbe see link in bio! https://mailchi.mp/75a4fa9ef/sg-artist-talk-series-5536593

Monday Night Zoom with Eto Otitigbe ! 6pm ! https://mailchi.mp/75a4fa9ef/sg-artist-talk-series-5536593

Tonight on the @SculptorsGuild one hour zoom Artist talk @sinying.ho ! Don’t miss it!! Link on our website sculptorsguild.org, in profile or https://mailchi.mp/96ef5f10fa42/sg-artist-talk-series.

Work by Elizabeth Miller McCue from the SG virtual exhibition Metalworks: Matter & Space. Throughout every season this landscape of rolling hills, lush woods, multi-hued broad pastures and the slowly flowing Delaware River is breathtaking. Touch the River that carved through the landscape, and you are once joined to its opposite shore. Plunge into the silence of the woods and you are filled with enchantment, the canopy a cathedral. The woods are a sanctuary, a shelter. ...Its branches are arms, embracing us; its crown of leaves enveloping like hands. Here we bear witness to the natural cycle of renewal and rest. View here: www.sculptorsguild.org/metalworks More work from Elizabeth here: www.sculptorsguild.org/elizabeth-mccue #sculpture #elizabethmillermccue #metalsculpture #contemporaryart #installation #installationart #outdoorsculpture

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Work by Janet Rutkowski from the SG virtual exhibition Metalworks: Matter & Space. Great art, whether it be visual, sculptural, functional or audio, has a presence, a spirit which it truly felt. I seek to incorporate that presence, that spirit into every piece I create. Art is an unfounded religion whose inspiration comes from a divine source. The power is within each of us, and we should use it in everything we do, in all walks of life. It is the power of transformation. T...ransformation of the mundane into the divine. View here: www.sculptorsguild.org/metalworks More work from Janet here: www.sculptorsguild.org/rutkowski #sculpture @steelyjan38_bfdstudios #metalsculpture #contemporaryart #installation #installationart #outdoorsculpture

Work by Darryl Lauster from the SG virtual exhibition Metalworks: Matter & Space. "My work investigates American history and contemporary culture. It hinges on the acceptance that our understanding of America is largely subjective. My approach ranges from reverence to agitation, which is, in part, a response to my perceived lack of critical inquiry in American public discourse, which increasingly seeks to replace fact with belief. " ... View here: www.sculptorsguild.org/metalworks More work from Darryl here: www.sculptorsguild.org/fdarryl-lauster #sculpture #darryllauster #metalsculpture #contemporaryart #installation #installationart See more

Work by Damon Hamm from the SG virtual exhibition Metalworks: Matter & Space. "For me, the fun is in the challenge, the many failures, and the small successes that inch a project towards a result that is often far from the original concept." ... View here: www.sculptorsguild.org/metalworks More work from Damon here: www.sculptorsguild.org/damon-hamm #sculpture @damon.hamm #metalsculpture #contemporaryart

Work by Conrad Levensen from the SG virtual exhibition Metalworks: Matter & Space. Conrad Levenson is an artist, architect, collector and recycler. Mr. Levenson continues, in his own way, the tradition of those sculptors who chose to work with scraps and discards, appreciating and exploring their potential for artistic expression. He subscribes to the old Zen maxim: Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the masters, ... seek what they sought View here: www.sculptorsguild.org/metalworks More work from Conrad here: www.sculptorsguild.org/conrad-levenson #sculpture #conradlevenson #metalsculpture #zen