Professor Steve Bickley
PROFESSOR STEVE BICKLEY
BFA East Carolina University
MFA University of Georgia
Professor of Sculpture Studio Arts
Artist Statement
My recent works return to more familiar metaphors of natural symbols that have been the focal point of my sculpture for over 25 years. This symbolic visual language provides an opportunity to synthesize diverse ideas, theories, emotions and opinions into a creative unity. These new abstract landscape compositions of natural forces such as water, wind, and air provide the viewer both complicated and minimal interpretations.
These works also reinforce and refresh the history of metal sculpture. Bridging the gap of the past and present, the works integrate the tradition of drawing with the latest of digital technology. The textures and color of the works create an additional visual depth for the viewer with a natural surface that is often in contrast to the mechanical formalism of their construction.
Bickley’s work has been exhibited at many prestigious venues such as The Phillips Collection, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Baumgartner Gallery, Franz Bader Gallery, Reynolds Gallery, The Painted Bride, Laumeir Sculpture Park, Chairoscuro Gallery, Huntington Museum of Art, Penisula Fine Arts Center, Mint Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Roanoke Museum of Art, Indianapolis Museum of Art, North Carolina Museum of Art and over 150 additional juried, solo and group exhibitions at art centers and universities through out the United States since 1974.