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Bernard Rowan has been sculpting the human form from the live model for more than thirty years, beginning at Cornell University (B.A.-1974), and continuing at The Art Students League of New York, Brooklyn College (M.F.A.-1989), and the Westchester Art Workshop.
Each of Mr. Rowan’s figure sculptures represents his intention to combine an impressionistic and expressionistic quality with a visually true description of a human being. They attempt to depict spirituality within physicality. Usually sculpted in stoneware clay within a single working session, they attempt to achieve a Zen-like depiction of a moment, which is also a timeless description of a human reality. Concentrating on essential form in terms of mass, plane, and movement has given the figures their own vitality. After the year 2002, the artist began experimenting with a more complete abstraction yet retaining references to human form.
The sculptures are fired
in a propane-fueled kiln, which was constructed by the artist at
his home in 1999. His work has been exhibited in the New York City
area and has been sold to private collections. To see more work
by the artist go to mysite.verizon.net/bernardrowan.
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| Education: Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 1989 Bachelor of Arts, History of Art Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, 1974 Related Studies: Life Sculpture, Leslie Dor - Instructor, Westchester Art Workshop, 1991 to 2005 Life Sculpture, Barney Hodes - Instructor, The Art Students League of New York , 1985 to 1990 Portrait Sculpture, New York Academy of Art, New York, 1983-84. Figure Sculpture, Richard Barnet Studio, New York, 1979-80 Life Sculpture, Sidney Simon - Instructor, The Art Students League of New York, 1976-1977.
Winter Solstice IV The Studio/The Arts Exchange Armonk/White Plains NY Curator: Tedd Stratis 2003 Coulter Young Gallery Peekskill NY 2002 Upper View Gallery Peekskill NY 2001 Employee Exhibition The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY 2001 Art in the Garden Riverside-Inwood Garden New York NY 2001 Northridge Art Gallery New Preston CT 1989 MFA Exhibition Westbeth Gallery New York NY 1988 Student Exhibition Brooklyn College NY 1984 Our Gang La Mama Gallery New York NY
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