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“My work is a blend of classicism and abstraction. Sculpted screen allows me to manipulate light and line with shadow to create illusions.” After receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Evergreen State College, Calvin studied in London under the eminent British Sculptor, David Begbie. Begbie introduced him to sculpting in screen and steel, which continues to inspire his ongoing exploration of form, light and line. Calvin has been successfully sculpting using metal screen since 1992. Calvin’s artwork is all one of a kind, made entirely by hand. Then powder coating gives the sculpture rigidity and permanent tensile integrity. The medium of metal screen is unforgiving, requiring extreme patience, time, dexterity and hand-eye coordination to create each individually signed piece. International Installations 2000 United Airlines International Terminal, Narita Japan Inspired by a female Laliques phoenix, eleven pairs of larger than life silver wings hang within a 90' atrium. Dramatically lit for shadow and texture, each set has a wingspan of 15', evoking breathtaking, ethereal images of flight and motion. View Domestic Installations 2001 United Airlines International Terminal, San Francisco, CA The state flower and love of the automobile results in the impetus behind this installation, appropriately titles "Muffler Pipes and Screen, Homage California". A striking bouquet of seven poppies with an overall height of 12' emerges from a 6' vase fashioned of rolled steel. Additionally, three 6' wide flowers hang before a grand mirror at the base of an escalator. View Awards 1998 Edmonds Art Festival, Edmonds, WA Pacific Northwest Annual Winner 1997 Bellevue Art Museum/ Pacific Northwest Arts Fair, Received the Award of Excellence 1996 Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue WA Received First Place in Sculpture Galleries 1999- Present Alexander Gallery, Seattle, WA 2001- Present Elizabeth Dole Gallery, Maui, HA 1999- Present Glass House, Seattle, WA 2001 Pacific Galleries, Chicago, IL 1996- 2001 Paragon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1999 Arts of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 1998- 1999 Gunner Nordstrom Gallery, Seattle, WA 1998 Peter Beavis Gallery, Seattle, WA 1997- 1999 Cyrna- International, Chicago, IL 1995- 1999 360 Fine Art Gallery, Seattle, WA 1996- 1998 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA 1996 A.B. Galleries, Seattle, WA 1996 Workshop 3D Gallery, Seattle, WA
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