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Bryn Athyn Door Hardware.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012 17:58:00 -700

Some pictures of the harware for a new set of doors at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral, in progress.

"In Time" review at Saratoga Arts.

Monday, September 19, 2011 06:57:00 -700

Nice write -up about the show in Saratoga Arts exhibition, "In Time"

http://www.timesunion.com/entertainment/article/In-Time-examines-childhood-and-its-aftermath-2176080.php

What I did last summer, in a few snapshots.

Friday, September 02, 2011 21:01:00 -700

Summer time fun

It has been one busy summer, its almost a blur. I figure I would post a few snapshots of the things I actually took pictures of. Honestly it's less than half of the thing we made.... Sooner or later I will get serious about documentation.

Enjoy.

-W

I built a roof truss by riveting the whole damn thing together with 1/2" solid rivets

I built some gates and then installed them in front of a school. ( they still dont know they're there.

I made some fire place doors for the first time in my 15 year carreer. Oh yeah, and some tools too.

I built some column brackets for my super roof trusses.

I broke my collarbone again. This time they put in some stainless steel. One day I will quit bike racing but until then... they will keep adding metal.

Plenty of bed head with our BFF Eli Jones.

A custom hydraulic caulk extruder for an artist to use while creating great art!

Forged steel side tables. yup.

legs.....

Battle Series at the Society for Contemporary Craft

Tuesday, July 05, 2011 15:31:00 -700

As a Finalist for the LEAP Award, some of my tank and boat sculptures were on display in the Shop at the Society for Contemporary Craft. My work came down last week, but here are some pictures of the exhibit, incase you missed it!

Upcoming Exhibitions

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 16:17:00 -700

Here is a list of any upcoming opportunities to go see my work!

I currently have ten tanks for sale at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburgh, PA. They will be up until the end of the week, so go check them out! Once they come back to Philly I will post pictures of them on display in PGH.

AUGUST 6 – SEPTEMBER 24, 2011
JENNIFER NUTTALL, TYLER SKROSS and WARREN HOLZMAN EXHIBITION
Saratoga Arts Center - 320 broadway, saratoga springs, ny 12866
OPENING AND ARTIST DISCUSSION: Saturday, August 6, 5pm - 8pm

NOVEMBER 4 - 30, 2011
SMALL SHOW
621 Gallery - 621 Industrial Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32310
OPENING: November 4, 6pm

CONGRATULATIONS for selection in Philadelphia public art opportunity!

Friday, December 10, 2010 10:49:00 -700

Warren Holzman has been selected by the City of Philadelphia Arts Commission to create a site specific sculpture for the soon to be Hawthorne Park, located on 12th and Catharine in Philadelphia! Warren was short listed out of an open call for artists to come up with a design for the new park. After his presentation to the Arts Commission of Philadelphia, Warren was awarded the commission for his piece titled "Object for Self Expression" set to begin in the spring of 2011! Stay tuned for in-progress and installation shots of the upcoming piece !

"Relief" at the Buckham Gallery

Monday, November 22, 2010 10:00:00 -700

Holzman's work has been included in the group exhibition "Relief" currently on view at the Buckham gallery in Flint, MI. To learn more about the show, feel free to visit the Buckham Gallery website.

Thursday, October 21, 2010 08:20:00 -700

http://iheartartblog.wordpress.com/2010/02/05/authenticity-ownership-in-art-discussed-in-westby/

Holzman’s “Culturally Relevant Identity Object." (Photo by Josh Gager)

Warren Holzman’s work was “Culturally Relevant Identity Object,” an object which is characteristic of a tank made from aluminum, steel and wood.

According to Salvante, Holzman was very interested in mechanical objects, the mechanical age, and metalworking. He takes a very sterile, static kind of object and humanizes it in a way by bringing out the whimsical, playful qualities of objects.

“In this case, he’s taking a shape that is reminiscent of a tank but by softening the edges, making them more egg-like, more playful, what we’re left with is this very sort of larger than life pull toy that is a very accessible and no longer has the characteristics of a tank, which just suggests war and violence and those kinds of ideas,” said Salvante.

Penn State Altoona to show works of Philadelphia sculptor

Thursday, September 30, 2010 09:44:00 -700

Penn State Altoona to show works of Philadelphia sculptor

ALTOONA – The McLanahan Gallery of the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts will feature work by Warren Holzman October 7 - November 28, 2010. A reception will be held from 3-5 p.m., Thursday, October 14 in the Titelman Study of the Misciagna Center.

Holzman received his B.F.A., with a concentration in sculpture, from Kutztown University, PA, in 1994. He has created several public commissions in Philadelphia and has been in numerous exhibitions including "Over the Bridge and Crossroads: Determining the Authentic Visual Voice." He now teaches sculpture at Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia.

Holzman explores childlike and whimsy wonderment in his pieces. His goal is to connect the viewer to the memories of childhood and imagination. He uses scale and proportions to help a viewer see familiar objects in a different way. He uses metal to express the authentic feel of the material. Metal has been uses throughout history to make various objects. Holzman creates his pieces with the idea of found objects rather than just making forms of sculpture. His urge to create comes from the idea of wanting to entertain. Holzman uses his sense of humor and ideas of childhood to entertain the viewer.

The galleries are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. and before and during all performances. Information may also be obtained by calling the box office at 814-949-5452. For further information, call the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts.

http://www.aa.psu.edu/now/news.asp?value=2833

2011 LEAP Awards

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10:45:00 -700

2011 LEAP Awards

Warren Holzman has been selected as one of twenty-two finalists for the 2011 Lydon Emerging Artist Program (LEAP) Award at the Society for Contemporary Craft in Pittsburg, PA. We wish him the best of luck going into the final judging and look forward to seeing his work in the SCC store in 2011!

Glencairn Museum. Bryn Athyn, PA

Wednesday, September 08, 2010 13:45:00 -700

Some recent work in forged bronze and stainless steel for the Glencairn Museum.

From Fire to Form: Sculpture from the Modern Blacksmith and Metalsmith

Friday, May 01, 2009 13:43:00 -700

Warren Holzman was recently published in From Fire to Form: Sculpture from the Modern Blacksmith and Metalsmith.
Order your copy from Amazon!

Forging Ahead Documentary

Sunday, November 19, 2006 13:41:00 -700

check out this documentary

THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER - Friday, October 31, 2003

Friday, October 31, 2003 13:38:00 -700

Steel-clad fantasies. Craft also contributes significantly to the sculptures that Warren Holzman is showing in this season's second Challenge exhibition at the Fleisher Art Memorial.

All six pieces are formed primarily of forged and fabricated steel. The metal conveys strength, utility and, as Holzman uses it, elemental rawness. As such, it establishes a piquant counterpoint to the spirit of fantasy and playfulness that the sculptures communicate.

Small Victory is a prime example. It resembles an arched segment of large intestine fitted out with four wheels and a sturdy towing string, perched on a small concrete arch. Bad Breath is a skull sprouting a cluster of tendrils that terminate in tiny bomblike forms.

A monumental rusted head resting on a weathered wooden cargo pallet evokes the dichotomy between durable reality and suggestive fantasy even more emphatically. A constant interplay between these two perceptions gives Holzman's work its vitality.

READING TIMES - January 13, 2001

Monday, September 03, 2001 12:36:00 -700

City man crafts podiums for Bush
A metal sculptor from Philadelphia creates two pieces that will be used in next weekend's presidential inauguration.
By Kori Walter

Most artists unveil their work at gallery exhibits or competitions.

Metal sculptor Warren C. Holzman of Philadelphia will get to show off his latet work during next Saturday's inauguration of George W. Bush as president.

Holzman was hired to craft a pair of cold-finished steel podiums - including the one Bush will stand behind while delivering his first speech as the 43rd president.

"Every time someone looks at pictures of the inauguration, there will probably be a small piece of it in the picture," Holzman said, during a break from his work in his Philadelphia shop.

The presidential podium features a three-dimensional torch of liberty, but isn't flashy, Holzman noted.

"It was meant to be more muted and stately," he said. "I guess that's what they were looking for after this election."

There has been little time left for Holzman to reflect on what it's like being part of a historic event that will be viewed by millions.

The presidential Inauguration Committee decided Sunday to use podiums designed by Philadelphia free-lance designer Bill Lance, who had done some design work at the GOP convention in July and was familiar with Holzman's metal work.

Holzman was celebrating his son's fifth birthday late Sunday when Lance called and asked him to make the podiums.

Though he voted for Bush's opponent, Vice President Al Gore, Holzman didn't hesitate to accept the work.

"It's always great as an artist to jump head first into a project that you've never done before," he said. "This is a job to be done regardless of what my political views are. I'm a professional metal worker. When someone hires me to do a job, I don't care what their politics are."

The 16-gauge steel and other materials didn't arrive until late Monday, and organizers needed the podium finished and ready to be delivered to Washington today, Holzman said.

"It's like doing two weeks worth of work in three days," he said. "Everything is done on the fly at full-bore."

That means at least 15 hours a day in his workshop in the Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia, where he welded, cut and rolled ribbons of steel used on the roughly 150-pound podiums.

"It is sort of intimidating to pull off something that you don't have a second chance at," Holzman said.

There wasn't much of a chance for Holzman to display his talent while growing up in South Yonkers, N.Y. - just outside the Bronx.

"Art class was a place you went to hide out...," Holzman recalled. "We didn't even have a football team. The school had no money."

Drawing during class was his only artistic outlet.

"I was one of those kids who drew constantly and got in trouble because of it," Holzman said, noting his mother blamed poor grades on the desktop artwork.

Holzman said he didn't even pick up a tool until he enrolled at Kutztown University and became a sculpture major.

After graduating in 1995, Holzman took a job at Amity Fence Company in Reading.

"I had very few tools and needed a job to support my family," Holzman said.

During the day Holzman welded fences and crafted pricey ornamental gates. At night, he was allowed to use the shop and tools for sculpting Iron and other metal pieces.

Holzman credits that arrangement with the company owner Scott Getz for making it possible to pursue sculpting full time and open his Philadelphia workshop in May.

Sculpting podiums for a presidential inauguration won't likely bring instant fame, Holzman said.

And Holzman wouldn't reveal how much he was paid.

"More than the money, I can use this as an advancement for my career," he said. "It adds a little bit of credibility to your career."

Holzman isn't attending the inauguration, and he doubts that he will take time to watch the ceremony.

"I watch very little TV." He said.

Still, family and friends are excited, said his wife, Elizabeth Paolini.

"Everybody is just amazed," she said. "A lot of people familiar with his work are very keyed up."