Public Art
Contemporary Sculpture In The Gardens
After a very rainy spring, the gardens are finally in full bloom and it is a true pleasure meandering through the flowers, bushes and grasses. Contemporary metal sculpture in the garden enhances this total experience! How about a large scale sculpture as the main focal point in your garden? It is the one thing that…
Read MoreGoing Green With Stainless Steel Sculptures
One of the unsung benefits of using stainless steel in the creation of contemporary metal sculptures is the fact that almost all stainless steel manufactured today is made using scrap stainless steel. In an era where recycling is at the top of everyone’s mind, this is truly a benefit. And in fact, the stainless steel…
Read MoreCare and Maintenance of Stainless Steel Sculpture
The materials utilized in the stainless steel sculptures of Kevin Robb are of an 11 gauge steel or stronger, depending on the size and structure of the piece. All of Kevin’s stainless steel sculptures are sprayed with a polymer resin blend coating called ProtectaClear, supplied by Everbrite (www. everbritecoatings.com). This clear, blended coating assures a…
Read MoreMass & Space: 2 key elements of large scale sculpture
www.kevinrobb.com/blog In any study of sculpture there are the 5 basic elements of design that determine the composition of the sculpture: form, scale, color, line and texture. But taking these basic concepts of design one step further is the idea of mass and space. These two principles are at the very core of large scale,…
Read MoreHow Long Does It Take To Build A Monumental Sculpture?
www.kevinrobb.com/blog A lifetime! A monumental sculpture doesn’t “just happen”. And wonderful “accidents” don’t just happen either. A contemporary sculptor has spent years learning, experimenting, discovering shapes, lines, negative spaces and the relationship of all these elements to create a fabulous design. It is the maturity of the sculptor, not just age, but the maturity of…
Read MoreContemporary Stainless Steel Sculpture
“Sagitta” is the latest contemporary metal sculpture that has been created by Kevin Robb. Once again, our welders laugh as they think about all their training in welding straight lines. This contemporary sculpture twists and turns and intersects at all sorts of different angles. The beauty of these large metal sculptures is that the lines…
Read MoreCreating Stainless Steel Sculptures
What could be more fulfilling and exciting than being in the studio creating sculpture? The stainless steel metal bends, forms, moves with the motionof the tools. The flat, cold hard metal becoming graceful, fluid shapes; individual shapes being encased on all sides with welding of the metal and then ground smooth to the touch. The…
Read MoreSculpture and the Neighbors
When someone mentions public art the first thing that comes to mind is a large scale sculpture in a park, or maybe a corporation that has placed a contemporary sculpture in the front of their building. But, what about sculpture on private property that can be viewed by the general public? Placing large scale sculpture…
Read MoreWhat Does That Contemporary Sculpture Mean?
“All Children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso. The most beautiful, heartfelt pieces of artwork are often created by children; a curvy line can be the feeling of a song, a circle filled in with yellow could be the warmth of a mother’s hug, or a squiggly…
Read MoreMaquettes: The Art of The Dream
In creating large scale sculptures, or any sculpture for that matter, it all starts with a dream; the dream of turning metal into something unique, transforming a flat sheet of stainless steel into a living object. The art of creating scultpure in a smaller sized version allows the artist to feel it, change it, look…
Read MoreContemporary Sculpture and the Moon
Speaking of inspiration for artists, nothing inspires a person like a brightly lit night with the moon spreading it’s light and enveloping the sculpture garden. This winter it seems as if there were numerous nights that the moon was particularly bright, or, were there just more nights that the clouds opened up for us to…
Read MoreContemporary Sculpture Inspiration
Where does inspiration come from for an artist – the scenery, the people surrounding him, his meditations, nature? Kevin Robb’s inspiration for his contemporary sculptures come from all of the above, plus everything else. Kevin has been sculpting for over 33 years and has more sculpture ideas than will ever be able to come to fruition in…
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