"Reflections"
Anigre wood
16"x9"x9" |
"Pushing the Block"
Colorado marble
9.5"x10"x12" |
"Construction A"
limestone
21.5"x13.5"x8" |
"Couple #57"
Calacatta gold marble
19"x8"x7" |
"Millennium Loop"
limestone
11"x8.5"x14" |
"Soaring Spirits"
Georgia pitch pine
36"x6"x13" |
"Colin"
pearwood
16"x7"x7" |
"The Promise"
white Carrera marble
10.5"x10.5"x12" |
"Graceful Swan"
alabaster
9"x6"x13" |
"Mme. Tuischinsky"
Rossa Alicante marble
15"x10"x8" |
"The Journey"
white Carrera marble
12"x12"x10" |
"Momentum"
alabaster
10"x9"x16" |
Ralph Erman, a sculptor in wood, stone and clay, takes his inspiration from
nature, the industrial environment, and his long years of experience in the field of
Design. He studied furniture & interior design in the Netherlands, industrial design
at Pratt Institute and fine arts at NYU. While holding important design and administrative
positions with various Architectural, Design and Corporate firms he found time to develop
his distinct style of sculpture incorporating past experiences with natural and abstract
expressions.
His work has been shown widely at exhibits and galleries, such as:
The Art Student League of New York
The Alliance of Queens Artists Gallery, New York City
St. Johns University, Chung Cheng Gallery, Queens, New York
Allied Artists of America exhibits at the National Arts Club in New York City
The Audubon Artists shows at the Salmagundi Club in New York City (where he received a
Gold Medal of Honor in 2004)
He also has received the Lindsey Morris Memorial Award of Excellence at the
Allied Artist Show in New York City. In addition, he received A Merit Scholarship and
exhibit at the Cork Gallery in NYC, sponsored by the Art Students League of New York,
VAALI Award of Excellence at two juried exhibits at the Chelsea Center in Long Island. NY.
His work can also been seen at the "State of the Arts Gallery" in
Sarasota, Florida.