Sculptor Bob Turan Info - Sculpture.org

With a filmmaker’s eye and a welder’s arc, I bring light, motion and mass to my work.

I use steel, stone and concrete as the building blocks to frame objects and images, and to direct or reflect light. I contrast weathered and polished, dark and light, mass and space. I often work in four dimensions, allowing time to show the kinetic aspects of a piece. Coming from a cinema background, I feel that motion is critical, whether it be the intrinsic movement within the work, or the movement the observer brings to the work.

Although my earliest sculpture used other metal joining and soldering techniques, now the processes of welding have allowed my dreams to soar. I enjoy the fabrication as much as the design, and usually refine the concept during construction. In the end, I feel there is some of “Vulcan’s* power” in my work.

*Vulcan - the Roman god of fire and metalworking (not to be confused with any Startrek characters or species).

Exhibitions

A Rising Tide, Athens Outdoor Sculpture Festival 2012, Athens NY

Art in the Heart of the City, Downtown Ithaca Arts Alliance, Ithaca NY

National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition 2012-13 North Charleston, SC

Art in the Orchard, Easthampton, MA & Art New England magazine, 2011

National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition 2011-12 North Charleston, SC

ARTSCAPE, Public Art in Downtown Pittsfield, 2011 Exhibition, Pittsfield MA

National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition 2010-11 North Charleston, SC

Fieldstone Fine Art, Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Ramsey, NJ.

National Outdoor Sculpture Competition & Exhibition 2009-10, North Charleston, SC

Albany Symphony Orchestra Vanguard Show Houses 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Albany, NY

Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood 2008, Chesterwood Museum, Stockbridge, MA

Downtown Albany Sculpture in the Streets 2007-8 & 2008-9, Albany, NY

2007 Kingston Sculpture Biennial, Kingston, NY

Athens Cultural Center, Winter Show, 2006, Athens, NY

Brik Gallery, Holiday Show 2006, Catskill, NY

Athens Cultural Center, Spring Show - Color & Light 2006, Athens, NY

Tivoli Artist Co-op 7^th Annual Erotic Art Show, 2006 Tivoli NY

New Baltimore Artists Guild, 2005 & 2006 Studio Tours, New Baltimore, NY

Greene County Council on the Arts, Beaux Arts Balls 2001 - 2005, Hunter, NY

Cyclics 4^th Annual Art Show, 2005-2006, Schenectady, NY

WMHT-TV Public Television Art Auction 2004, Schenectady, NY

Cyclics 3^rd Annual Corporate Art Show, 2004-2005, Schenectady, NY

Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp, Art Auction 2003, Schenectady, NY

Greene County Council on the Arts, Lower Gallery, 2003, Catskill, NY

Varga Gallery, 2003, Woodstock, NY

Windows Project, Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corp, 2002, Schenectady, NY

Art/Sculpture/Welding/Education

International Sculpture Center Member, American Welding Society (AWS) Certification, Modern Welding School, Schenectady, NY, Welded Sculpture, Snow Farm, Adult Intensive Program w/ N. Ed, Williamsburg, MA, Industrial Arc Welding, Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY , Welded Sculpture, Snow Farm Adult Program w/ P. Bennet, Williamsburg, MA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, Juror, New York State Council on the Arts, Decentralization Grant Review Committee, for 1997, 1998 and 1999, Past President & Life Member for Extraordinary Service, Greene County Council on the Arts (GCCA)