Steel Sculptures / Metal Sculptures

Artists Describing Their Art:

Daniel Kei Wo - My distinctive approach is deeply interwoven with the lustrous allure of mirrored stainless steel. This material, with its reflective sheen, is not merely a medium but a portal, inviting both creator and viewer into a shared exploration of self and space. My sculptures, characterized by their polished surfaces, serve as dynamic interfaces, capturing the fleeting moments of our existence and reflecting them back, imbued with a new, profound meaning. The philosophical depth of my work is intricately linked to my fascination with three-dimensional geometry. Each piece is a study in form and void, presence and absence, challenging the observers perceptions and encouraging a deeper contemplation of the universes inherent duality. Through the interplay of solid geometry and the intangible reflections, my art embodies the eternal dance between the material world and the unseen realms of thought and spirit. In using mirrored stainless steel, I harness the materials unique ability to merge with its surroundings while standing as a distinct entity. This duality mirrors the human condition individual yet universal, isolated yet interconnected. My sculptures are not static entities but ever-changing phenomena, reshaping themselves with every shift in light and perspective. They invite the viewer to a silent conversation, ...

Daniel Lombardo - My art is first informed by the human figure, its essential vertical presentation with a focus on unique but related frontal and rear views, and the gestalt of interconnected shapes that are both linear and volumetric. It is secondarily informed by totem poles of the Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest and other tribal cultures from around the world, with their stacked and interconnected elements that may represent key figures or concepts in their myths and legends, combined to "tell a tale" or remind of basic cultural tenets. Though my sculptures do not represent any specific events, I imagine my pieces as abstract tales both of personal events or generally themes of human experience. The pieces develop from gestural sketches based on this visual language of interconnected forms merging and diverging usually along a vertical axis. Most recently I have worked in forged steel which has fostered new gestural elements that this material inspires. ...