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    About Michael Paul Thiry
 

 

 

 

Medium
The uniting of stainless steel with concrete and glass is not unlike the marriage of colors, shapes and light which compose our garden environments. My creations are designed to be almost transparent as I see the sculpture and the garden as a single entity. It is my goal to combine the elements into a harmonious symphony of natural and fabricated forms.

Process
I approach each new creative situation as a problem to be solved. As the vision of what I would like to create becomes clear, the sculpture develops and challenges both my creative and logical thought processes. When I finally stand in front of a completed sculpture I fully realize what it is that I have been envisioning. Combining form with function, I imbue each sculpture with a useful purpose and its own distinct visual impression ..... its life...

Background
I have been designing and creating stainless steel sculptures since 1990. I participated in my first shows and competitions in Southern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois. In 1999 I left the Midwest to pursue my art full time in Palm Springs in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. I use recycled stainless steel in ninety percent of my work. I search throughout the Midwest and Southern California through salvage and metal recycle centers to find perfect pieces which can be bent, cut, reshaped and surfaced to create this unique art form. I have teamed up with a local glass artist to create blown and cast pieces to be incorporated into many of the final designs. My work is in numerous business and private collections throughout the United States.

 

Achievements
Among the latest notable achievements to his credit are several show awards at competitions in Beverly Hills, CA. La Quinta, CA, Rancho Mirage, CA and Indian Wells, CA.

The crowning piece (shown in the Home page of this site) thus far is a major public sculpture at the entry gate to the City of Cathedral City, CA and the adoption of his design as the city logo. This commission was awarded and completed in 2006.

 

 

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