Posts Tagged ‘Large Scale Sculpture’
Haute Living Miami Talking About Kevin Robb
Check out this blog post by Haute Living Miami! Kevin Robb Releases Monumental Sculpture by Hadley Henriette | April 7, 2016 Serenading the Clouds Over the past three decades, renowned Colorado metal sculptor Kevin Robb has made his mark on the national and international art scene. With a unique style and consummate welding quality that…
Read MoreKevin Robb Releases Latest Stainless Steel Sculpture
A couple of months ago Kevin began creating a new major stainless steel sculpture. After many sketches created with a 3d program, he settled on a four element design. This is a very unique design for him as he has always shied away from sculptures with an even number of elements. An odd number of…
Read MoreThe Language of Lingo
Words connect us. They fill the space that’s left between us and pull us closer together. Words are all around us, on the tip of your tongue, and the edge of my ear. We speak and hear them every day. But imagine if you couldn’t speak, if you couldn’t use words to convey your thoughts…
Read MoreDrawing Inspiration from Sculpture
It is an artist’s work to inspire the world. Nothing can quite soothe and uplift the soul like a thing of beauty. It speaks a word of understanding and hope that sometimes no one could quite communicate to the grieving or sorrowful. And Kevin’s sculpture Fountain Spirit II does just that. This 12 foot stainless…
Read MoreThe Perchability of Sculptures
Things look different from a bird’s eye view, don’t they? People look smaller from up in the air when jet streams catch feathered wings and carry them aloft to new perches. We, as humans, are always out to find the next best thing to make our lives better, but I have a feeling, so are…
Read MoreContemporary Sculpture Vs. Vectors
I’m a friend of the Robb”s and decided that I wanted to move to Colorado after finishing grad school. The Robb’s have graciously opened their home so I have a place to stay while job searching. By training and education I’m an analytical chemist. I like to know how and why things work; math, equations,…
Read MoreArt and Healthcare = Positive Results
There was a great article in the WSJ on August 18, 2014 (https://online.wsj.com/articles/more-hospitals-use-the-healing-powers-of-public-art-1408404629?KEYWORDS=art+and+healthcare+facilities) touting the benefits of the healing powers of art in healthcare facilities. For years the thinking was that art work in a healthcare facility should just be soothing, nature based, and possibly loosely figurative. Today the trend is moving towards more contemporary…
Read MoreShould I Buy This Sculpture?
“Art is the most intense mode of individualism that the world has known.” Oscar Wilde Once in a while a quote will jump out and speak directly to you, and this is the case with this quote. And let’s take it the next step, not in the creating of art but in collecting art. We…
Read More4 Unique Aspects of a Kevin Robb Sculpture
Kevin’s designs are fabulous! They are free flowing and graceful. Contemporary and classic all at the same time. Kevin’s quality of craftsmanship is not to be compared! All edges are ground smooth, the individual elements are cut into one another rather than just sat upon the top of each other and there are never any…
Read MoreThe Naming of A Sculpture
How does an artist go about naming a creation? It depends on so many different factors including the artists’ intention of the piece as well as the individuals observing the sculpture. A contemporary sculpture invites a viewer’s interpretation and many times a name on a piece will influence this interpretation. This week the naming of…
Read MoreA Sculptor’s Favorite Piece
Many people are curious as to my most favorite sculpture created in the last 30+ years of sculpting and the answer is easy – it’s the next one I’m about to build! It is the creating that is the thrill! Once a sculpture is completed the beauty of it lives on by itself and I…
Read MoreProcess of Creativity
It has always been pure joy to experience a sculpture “coming alive” and this process can take on many forms. A new sculpture being created in the studio is a free flowing process, cutting the metal and welding the different curves. Then, stepping back and letting the metal speak to what needs to happen next…
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