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With more than twenty years of experience, Steve Lohman ranks
among the preeminent wire sculptors in America. His original,
adventurous sculptures are singular, often humorous creations
- a couple in a warm embrace, a man at a grand piano, a coffee
cup resting upon a care table. Lohman's work is distinct in both
its craftsmanship and elegant simplicity; it possesses a dreamlike,
kinetic quality, often presenting the illusion of forms suspended
in air.
Using one continuous line of steel, Steve Lohman creates his
innovative, graceful sculptures in his home studio on Martha's
Vineyard. All his work is done completely by hand and his creations
range in size from small "wire sketches" only a few
inches in diameter to large scale sculptures fifteen feet long
fabricated form solid 3/4" steel. Influenced by the line
drawings of Picasso and Matisse, Lohman continues to pioneer and
push forward a style of wire sculpture that is uniquely personal
and appealing to museums, galleries, and collectors around the
country.
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Indeed, Steve Lohman is no longer an island secret. Recently
he completed a major installation for a special performance of
The Boston Symphony Orchestra. Other commissions include a series
of wire sculptures based on drawings from the permanent collection
for the Guggenheim Museum Store, a series of life sized sports
figures for Spalding International in Las Vegas and a trio of
life sized musicians for Potamkin Motor Corporation in Miami.
At the same time, Lohman continues to put his personal stamp on
furniture making, crafting pieces that are already fabled for
their playful, Dr. Seuss-like inventiveness and lyrical design.
Steve Lohman's work can be experienced at the artist's studio
and sculpture garden in the town of West Tisbury on Martha's Vineyard.
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Steel Sculpture