DAN BERGMAN

"House of Lies"

I began sculpting full time in 1988 after a twenty-five year career in business.  I am originally from Chicago, grew up mostly in Cleveland, and attended Ohio State University.  Through these years, I have continued art studies with The Art Student’s League, The Educational Alliance, The National Academy School, and The Urban Glass Workshop.  I live in New York City and my studio is across the river in Guttenberg, NJ.

I see the world as formed by opposition and balance; and my sculpture, primarily in welded steel, explores the dualities that grip my imagination.  The visual vocabulary is filled with oppositions: heavy and light, hard and soft, figure and ground, enclosed and open.  Some recurring themes in my sculpture are:

• Tension, created through top-heavy forms, stretching and twisting, patterns of colors and rhythms that are interrupted or discordant
• Evocative places, suggested by landscapes, imaginary buildings, enigmatic figures
• Kinetic movement, hinting at underlying natural forces behind what we see.

For more information please go to: Danbergmansculpture.com