Robyn Horn
I am drawn to abstract, geometric sculpture, the volume of it, the form, the textures, the negative space. I am obsessed with tension and movement, the gestural qualities of sculpture. I believe that the individual character of the material can be preserved by the inspiration of the artist, that they can both exist by the combining of the curving lines of nature, together with the angular lines of geometry, resulting in a gentle merging of the two entities, one working with the other in a union of souls. I am influenced by the nature of the material and its resistance to being changed. I think in terms of wood and stone, of the things of which nature is made, of the ease with which nature develops into shapes and forms, created throughout centuries of accumulated time. I persist in seeing sculpture in a purely visceral way, line and mass, the interplay of angles and planes to create effects of light and shadow, with a strong emphasis on visual grace, and a sense of structural strength and unity.
"I like to give the wood its voice in my work, using it to its best advantage, trying not to overshadow it by imposing my hand on it."
Robyn's studio is nice and large. Big enough, in fact, to accommodate a forklift and allow her to comfortably wield a large chainsaw. Within that space she works to create sculpture that gently merges the curves of nature and the angular lines of geometry.
Robyn works with wood because it's the best material to create the forms she's looking for. She likes the way it works, the way it reacts to her tools, the way it smells. She looks for wood that has some character--bark inclusions or an intriguing figure--and works with it to create simple, un-busy forms and shapes.
PERMANENT MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
· the smithsonian museum of american art, renwick gallery
· museum of fine arts, boston
· the white house collection of american crafts
· yale university art museum
· museum of art and design, nyc
· detroit institute of arts
· l.a. county museum of art
· long beach museum of art
· mint museum of craft + design, charlotte
· minneapolis institute of arts
· woodturning center, philadelphia
· arizona state university museum
· arkansas arts center
· mobile museum of art
· gregg museum of art & design, nc
· ogden museum of southern art, new orleans
· spartanburg county museum of art, nc
"I like to give the wood its voice in my work, using it to its best advantage, trying not to overshadow it by imposing my hand on it."
Robyn's studio is nice and large. Big enough, in fact, to accommodate a forklift and allow her to comfortably wield a large chainsaw. Within that space she works to create sculpture that gently merges the curves of nature and the angular lines of geometry.
Robyn works with wood because it's the best material to create the forms she's looking for. She likes the way it works, the way it reacts to her tools, the way it smells. She looks for wood that has some character--bark inclusions or an intriguing figure--and works with it to create simple, un-busy forms and shapes.
PERMANENT MUSEUM AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
· the smithsonian museum of american art, renwick gallery
· museum of fine arts, boston
· the white house collection of american crafts
· yale university art museum
· museum of art and design, nyc
· detroit institute of arts
· l.a. county museum of art
· long beach museum of art
· mint museum of craft + design, charlotte
· minneapolis institute of arts
· woodturning center, philadelphia
· arizona state university museum
· arkansas arts center
· mobile museum of art
· gregg museum of art & design, nc
· ogden museum of southern art, new orleans
· spartanburg county museum of art, nc