Works

Steelroots

The STEELROOTS Series is a natural evolution of my BRONZE ROOT series. In moving from bronze to steel, I have transitioned from a naturalist sculptor...

Trinity Root

The last Bronze Root sculpture produced in my studio was the TRINITY ROOT, the first and only art/sculpture memorial near Ground Zero commemorating the attack...

Syntax

SYNTAX was made by welding cast bronze letters and numbers together into a small sphere, then encased by larger and larger spheres. The outer layer...

Bronze Roots

BRONZE ROOTS are the 3rd phase of the EARTH BRONZE trilogy. FOREST FLOOR bronzes show the beauty of the Earth’s surface. Then came TERMITE HILLS,...

Squeezes

The theme of unseen power: The inside of the hand when squeezing is the fundamental mystery and power of humanity. From birth, the instinct to...

Earth Bronze

Taken from the foreword by David W. Houston in the Rizzoli Book, STEVE TOBIN MIND OVER MATTER Nature and found objects appear on a different...

Termite Hills

Taken from a review in Art in America 1998 by Jonathan Goodman, Steve Tobin at Art et Industrie, and O.K. Harris… “the sculptor Steve Tobin...

Twisties

TWISTIES are derived from ancient Asian calligraphy. The yellow color refers to my sunflowers and dandelions. I decided on the name TWISTIES to pay homage...

Exploded Earth

I use explosives to shape stoneware clay. True to the series title, the forms are shaped entirely by explosives detonated inside solid blocks of wet...

Nests

I make my nests in a range of materials and sizes from 1” to 10’ high so far, in ceramic, steel bronze, and whatever inspires...

Waterglass / Steelwaters

WATERGLASS – Diverted a river of refuse to create the river of glass in 1984, a commentary on magical encounters, repurposing, and the endless river...

Shelters

Indigenous shelters, made from repurposed materials, offer a transformational experience of moving from outside to inside. These are protective spaces that transform the texture of...

Clouds / Icicles

CLOUDS are part of my “cycle of water” series. Most of my works deal with the existential transformation of the viewer internally and in relation...

Cosmic Quilts

Using fluid dynamics to create windows into parallel events in physics, describing all event-oriented material formations.

Paintings

Taken from the foreword by David W. Houston in the Rizzoli Book, STEVE TOBIN MIND OVER MATTER Comprised of found objects organized into square or...

Doors

Cast glass DOORS made in the early ‘90s are composed by fluid dynamics, much like how the universe was formed. They are like windows into...

Bones

Cocoons

I blew these in the late ’80’s in my studio in Pennsylvania and in my studio in Murano, Venice Italy. All by my hand, I...