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31
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
0
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| Religion |
agnostic |
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| Education |
Undergraduate Degree |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Sculpture Bronze
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Baroque - (1600 - 1750)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Bernini
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| Favorite Work of Art |
la Pieta by Michelangelo
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| Your Personal Biography |
ALDO LANDWEHR
aldolandwehr@hotmail.com
aldosculpture.com
Education
1994-1998 Bachelors of Fine Arts, sculpture and jewelry design Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
Studied under Sherry Edwards & Margaret Yaukey.
1998 Appalachian State University Study Abroad Program, France and Italy> Emergence of Modern Art.
1996 University of Georgia Study Abroad Program, Summer and Fall terms> sculpture and jewelry, Cortona, Italy.
Studied under Rob Jackson for jewelry design.
Professional Experience
2004- 2007 John Hardy Designer and Special Projects Art Director Bali, Indonesia.
Responsibilities include> Designing limited edition original pieces for jewelry, designing products for the upcoming season of Home Collection, Interior design for the New York Showroom and other special projects, out-sourcing material for new concept designs.
Wehr Art Inc. designer jewelry, Atlanta, Georgia.
Designer and Production Manager Responsibilities include> Senior designer, over seeing design team and all production.
2001-2004 Aldosculpture Studios Inc.> aldosculpture.com Atlanta, Georgia,
Art Director & Lead Sculptor of Design Team
Interior/ Exterior design for Architectural firms including TVS Interiors and Moon Bros. Inc., Private residences, Landscape architects including Cascade Inc. and CIS Inc., and designing restaurants such as The Little Venice on Hilton Head Is., South Carolina, and Chin-Chin at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia. See “Commissions”.
2000 Vertex Production Inc., Santa Monica, California.
Design Team Supervisor and sculptor on public art project for corporate building plaza
Responsibilities included> proposal, supervision of construction and build out of fountain design.
Sculpture Assistant> for Nancy Kyes, Pasadena, California.
Art Foundry Production> Mold making, bronze casting, and finishing, Los Angeles, California.
The Learning Center/ Light Bringer Project, Pasadena, California.
Sculpture and Metalsmithing teacher
Taught sculpture foundations and basic jewelry applications.
1999 **Apprenticeship with Arnaldo Pomodoro and The Pomodoro Foundation, Milan, Italy.
International, contemporary sculpture and metalsmithing.
Responsibilities included> Sculpting in plaster and clay, mold making on monumental size proportions and well as on the jewelry level, welding and soldering, casting, resin and fiberglass, finishing. As well as Assistant Curator and museum preparation for Pomodoro’s Foundation dedicated in housing his entire retrospective works.
1998 Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, University Instructional Assistant in Alloys I, II, & III, Margaret Yaukey
Responsibilities included> aiding beginning and advanced students in casting, metalsmithing techniques such as raising and sinking, advanced soldering and stone setting.
Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
University Instructional Assistant in Sculpture I and II, Glen Phifer.
1997 Johnston Studios Abacos, Bahamas
Apprenticeship in Sculpture and jewelry
Responsibilities included> Wax working, mold making, ceramic shell casting, TIG welding, jewelry production molds, centrifugal casting, soldering and finishing.
Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
University Instructional Assistant in Advanced Sculpture, Sherry Edwards.
1996 Georgia Study Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy, Stipend Recipient for assistantship in Sculpture, Barry Bailey.
Responsibilities included> Mold making, Bronze casting in the lost wax investment process as well as aiding beginning students in marble carving.
Purchases
2004 Purchase> Ellen Jordan of 31 flush set VS1 diamond necklace with pendant and pearl bracelet Atlanta, Georgia.
Purchase> James Carter> of Unforgiving edition #1/4: freestanding bronze sculpture with flush set tremoline, Naples, Florida.
Purchase> Connie Wheeler of Unforgiving cast iron wall mounted sculpture, St. Mary’s, Georgia.
2003 Purchase> Ellen Jordan of Cycle of Evolution, bronze original, Sterling silver necklace, Silver and VVS1 diamond lariat ct. wt. 2., turquoise drop earrings, and various silver rings, Atlanta, Georgia.
Purchase> Barbara Leonard of a Fire agate and sterling silver pendant, Atlanta, Georgia.
Purchase> Mimi Williams of the Ladder, drawing, Atlanta, Georgia.
2002 **Purchase> Sir Elton John of the Self Portrait edition #2/3: bronze, and the Elongated Female edition #3/5: bronze, Atlanta, Georgia.
2001 Purchase> Charles D. Miller of the Elongated Female edition #2/5: bronze, Pasadena California.
2000 Purchase> Mr. & Mrs. James Kujawa of The Lure, stretched and sunken copper form with forged stand, Maumee, Ohio.
1999 Purchase> Dr. Vincent Paul of Family in the Rain steel sculpture, Greensboro, North Carolina.
1998 Purchase> Gianna Benedetti of the Elongated Female edition #4/5: bronze, Hilton Head Is., South Carolina.
Commissions
2004 Design/ Fabrication> Tafetta Inc. store front doors made from sunken copper, steel, and 9/16” impact glass, Hilton Head Is., South Carolina.
Design/ Fabrication> Private residence table with forged steel and granite top, Atlanta, Georgia.
2003 Design/ Fabrication> Moon Bros. Inc. architectural firm, exterior railing and seven original light fixtures, Atlanta, Georgia.
Design/ Fabrication> Interior and exterior design and build: Vestibule, exterior metal and granite railing, 27’ interior bench, and architectural structure for Philip’s Arena, Atlanta Georgia.
Design/ Fabrication> Cascade Inc. Landscape architects, wrought iron and hand blown glass fountain & blown glass and bronze rain chain for Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia.
2002 Design/ Fabrication> Two wrought iron and hand blown glass divider screens for The Little Venice Restaurant, Hilton Head Is., South Carolina.
Design/ Fabrication> Neiman Marcus visual merchandising department, 8’x5’ aluminum hanger, Atlanta, Georgia.
Fabrication> Design by Robert Ross, Steel and Bronze interior and exterior railing, Alpharetta, Georgia.
Designer/ Drafts-person> Cut in Stone Inc., Figurative lime stone fountain, Atlanta, Georgia.
2001 Design/ Fabrication> Wrought iron, copper, and brass interior railing for private residence in the Abacos, Bahamas.
2000 Public Art Commission> Vertex Productions, Supervisor and On-site sculptor for Corporate Courtyard fountain, Santa Monica, California.
1998 Public Art Commission> Designer, and on-site supervisor for Veteran’s Commemorative Sculpture Commission at the Administration Building, D.D. Doughtery on the campus of Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina.
Computer skills: Mac & PC, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Rhino, Strata Studio Pro, AutoCAD
Languages: English and Italian fluency and basic Spanish
*References upon request
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