Bruce Lurie Gallery 2736 South La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90034 (310) 876-1780

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Bob Clyatt

Satya, raku-fired stoneware, 3-D printed sintered nylon, steel, 17”H, 2014 Artist Statement Whether I’m combining clay with 3-D printing or trying to mash Science and Mystery together into some new sort of theology, I always seem to be trying to get opposites working together. Tying everything back to the figure helps me explore modern life in the context of our most ancient human concerns – things like sex, security, freedom, power, thoughtful reflection. I love the legacy of the old figurative sculptors and the challenge of making the figure contemporary. Bio

Bob Clyatt grew up roaming the countryside of Northern California, ending up studying art at UC Berkeley. Absorbing those many influences created enduring patterns of fusion in Bob’s work – ancient and contemporary, organic and technological.

During the 1990s Bob focused on business innovation founding two firms sold to public companies including i/o 360, an early New York City human- machine interaction design firm. He then returned to creating studio art with 8 years intensive study of sculpture, centering on his years at the Art Students League of New York under the guidance of Barney Hodes. Bob has degrees from U.C. Berkeley and MIT, and lived in Europe and Asia for 5 years. He lives and has his studio in Rye, NY.

Bruce Lurie Gallery 2736 South La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles CA 90034 (310) 876-1780

www.luriegallery.com info@luriegallery.com

Selected recent awards, one-person and group exhibitions 2014     -­‐  Heads,  a  Retelling,  Salena  Gallery,  Long  Island  University,  Brooklyn  Campus,  curated  by  Mark  

LaRiviere,  April  2-­‐25  - 7th  Annual  Human  Form  Invitational,    Hilliard  Gallery,  Kansas  City,  MO,  curated  by  Bob  Swearingen  - Christ  Meditating  illustrated  an  article  in  the  June  edition  of  Prabuddha  Bharata,  the  oldest  

English-­‐language  magazine  in  India.  - Flying  Man  was  published  in  Musee  Magazine    Spring  2014,  Fantasy  Issue,  volume  2.  - Orchid  Woman  was  in  Encyclopedia  Botanica  at  Arch  Enemy  Arts  in  Philadelphia,  May  2-­‐25.  - Asia  Contemporary  Art  Fair  Hong  Kong,  Art  Alliance  Gallery,  May  - Two  works  in  Emanation,  Dacia  Gallery  NYC,  June  12-­‐July  6  - Two  works  in  Pools  &  Beaches,  Bruce  Lurie  Gallery,  opening  July  19.  - ArtHamptons,  Bruce  Lurie  Gallery,  July  10-­‐13  - Wall  Street  Journal  published    photo  of  3  Hanging  Butoh  Figures  in  collector  Robert  Greenspan’s  

home  overlooking  Central  Park  NYC,  June  10,  2014  

2013      

- Decoded,    Works  by  Bob  Clyatt,  Michael  Ricardo  Andreev  and  Sorin  Abraham,      Lambert  Fine  Arts,  Jan  17-­‐Feb  3,  NYC  

- Ancient  Presence,  New  works  by  Bob  Clyatt,  solo  show,  Jane  Sauer  Gallery,  Santa  Fe,  May  3-­‐June  4.  - CutLog  Art  Fair,  Lower  East  Side,  NY,  White  Box/Lambert  Fine  Arts,  May  10-­‐13.  - FigLeaf  was  installed  during  productions  of  Off  The  Muff  at  White  Box  NY,  June  27-­‐29  - Museum  of  New  Art  (MONA)  Detroit,    Documenta  USA,  August-­‐Sept  28  - Fountain  Art  Fair  Chicago,  Bridge,  presented  by  Amanda  Dickerson  Projects,  Sept  20-­‐22  - Asia  Contemporary  Art  Fair,  Art  Alliance  Gallery,  Hong  Kong,  October  3-­‐6  - Salon  d'Automne,  110th  Anniversary  Exhibition,  Paris,  Oct  26-­‐Nov  3,  Three  Hanging  Butoh  

Figures  - DDC  New  York  showrooms-­‐  Featured  Artist  during  Fall  launch  events.  - Dacia  Gallery,  Black  and  White  (Group  Show)  December-­‐Jan  2014  - Sculpture  News,  a  bi-­‐monthly  magazine  published  by  National  Sculpture  Society,  ran  a  two-­‐page  

interview  with  Bob,  Jan/Feb  2013,  p  11-­‐12.  

2012  

-­‐          Red  Dot  Miami-­‐  Jane  Sauer  Gallery  including  featured  installation  of  Treasury  Bondage  at  fair  entrance.  -­‐        "Bob  Clyatt-­‐  New  Works",    20  works,  American  Craftsman  Gallery  at  NYC  Contemporary  Arts  Fair,  Oct  -­‐        "A  Show  of  Heads",  SlowArt  Productions,  Limner  Gallery,  Hudson,  NY  Oct-­‐Nov  -­‐        SOFA  New  York,  Chicago,  Maria  Elena  Kravetz  Gallery,  April  (NY)  Nov  (Chicago)  -­‐        "Beyond  Rodin,  New  Directions  in  Figurative  Sculpture"    Rye  Arts  Center,  Rye,  NY  

2011  

-­‐      Fountain  Art  Fair,  Lambert  Fine  Arts  Gallery,  Wynwood,  Miami,  December  -­‐      Sculptors  Circle  at  Tompkins  Square  Library  Gallery,  NYC,  Dec  1-­‐28  -­‐      "Where  Am  I?",  Tribes  Gallery,  NYC,  November,  5-­‐person  show,  curated  by  Jessie  Mac  with  Steve  Cannon,  showed  Three  Hanging  Butoh  Figures.  -­‐      PooL  Art  Fair-­‐  NY  March-­‐  solo  installation  area  within  this  fair.  -­‐      American  Craftsman  Gallery,  NYC  -­‐  April  14-­‐May  28  -­‐  Solo  Show  -­‐  22  Recent  Works  

-­‐      Photos  of  Gandhi  and  42  Heads  Installation  published  in  NY  Times,  September  2010  and  June  2009.  

Collections: Mary Looker, Robert Greenspan, Peter and Robin Jovanovich, Ulrich Thienel, Philip Sherringham, Doug Brunt and Megyn Kelly, Amundson Sculpture Park, People’s United Bank