Photo: Raimund Verspohl
Steve Foust (b. 1947) received his MFA from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan in 1973. He has exhibited his works at the University of Michigan, Cranbrook Academy of Art, and the Detroit Institute of Art. After receiving a National Endowment for the Arts Grant and Fellowship for Sculpture in 1976 he moved to NYC where he was awarded NYC/CETA Artist Project Fellowship. His works have been exhibited in NYC by the Organization of Independent Artists, The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, The Kitchen,The Cultural Council Foundation, PS1, Wards Island, The Federal Plaza Building, The World Trade Center, Battery Park, Clinton Fulton Ferry Park, and The Snug Harbor Cultural Center. Along with solo exhibits his work has been include in numerous curated exhibits in the US. Throughout the years he has participated in many grant selection panels for the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs & The NYS Council on the Arts. In 2002 he was commissioned by the Federal Percent for Art Program to create a large bronze sculpture for a new wing of the Staten Island Zoo. He continues to create and exhibit his work.
The sculpture originates from an endeavor to invent methods that make form. They must be simple, synergistic and expressive. Currently these methods begin with areas of one layer of plywood or one piece of lumber. The flat material is angle-cut in a way resembling a contour map. Each piece becomes a template for the next, until the whole surface area is covered. The cut parts are rearranged or stacked vertically, (in original 2D- length and width position), becoming three-dimensional forms. The parts are then glued, and often stained with pigment. The images are those of nature and culture or their combination.
Contact: sfoust04@gmail.com • 917•628•3732 • www.stevefoust.com