Celeste Roberge Sculpture
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Celeste roberge sculpture. Celeste roberge sculpture may 2020 sculpture and drawings by celeste roberge an artist and sculptor working in maine and florida. She is professor emerita after twenty two years as head of sculpture at the school of art art history college of the arts university of florida. Roberge has installed rising cairn in multiple locales since she created the first sculpture in the late 1980s. Images of sculpture sculptural furniture and drawings biography exhibitions awards and contact information.
Sculpture and drawings by celeste roberge an artist and sculptor working in maine and florida. School of art art history professor celeste roberge recently completed the installation of a steel and stone sculpture walking cairn at a private outdoor sculpture collection in upperville virginia. In chaise gabion 1350 pounds of river rocks are compressed into the shape of a chaise lounge by surrounding computer designed matrices of water jet cut stainless steel. She is professor emerita after twenty two years as head of sculpture at the school of art art history college of the arts university of florida.
Celeste roberge was born in maine and received her art education at the maine college of art the nova scotia college of art and design and the skowhegan school of painting and sculpture. Celeste roberge was born in maine and received her art education at the maine college of art the nova scotia college of art and design and the skowhegan school of painting and sculpture. Picturing the sierra nevada. Roberge is also known to create sculptures that engage dynamically with exterior environments.
Roberge says that she didnt necessarily intend to depict anguish in the piece but doesnt mind the alternative. Commonly these invert the hierarchy of objects established in her larger stacks. Shaw and family sculpture park that has been housed there since 2000. It was commissioned in 1998 as part of a major exhibition from exploration to conservation.
The five day installation by the artist of took place on location in virginia in mid september 2015. Rising cairn a 4000 lb stone sculpture is the work of artist celeste roberge.