Steve Linn describes himself as a documentary sculptor. And indeed, his work rests on the meticulous research he conducts on each of his selected subjects and the interpretation of the references he chooses to develop for each one. Yet his definition would seem to leave out the intensity Linn puts into the materiality of the work. His range of preference is vast and often surprising, between wood, glass, bronze, other metals and now even holograms, to depict the clues he gives the viewer about the work and personality of his subject. He most often combines them all -and his mastery of each craft is impressive.

The subjects he chooses for his multi-faceted portraits are often visual artists and musicians he admires, but also sports legends, workmen and craftsmen (and women). Each tableau contains one or several views of the face or torso, first painstakingly drawn and then most often carved from plate glass or cast in glass from a ceramic original. Tools and objects we would easily associate with the person if known to us are added in a careful composition, but Linn does not stop there. His portrait series, begun over 50 years ago, now includes more elaborate installations, and invites the viewer more deeply into the influences and relationships -webs that creative humans weave.

In this exclusive online exhibition, we have curated 17 of Linn’s available sculptures and installations spanning the last 20 years. These works present portraits of a sampling of powerful individuals in their respective fields and provide both a cultural education and entertainment, not to mention the awe we feel with the artist’s command of the various crafts involved.

But in the end, what may seem most fascinating is the artist’s own path and interpretation of his extensive research on each one of his selected subjects, as he composes and performs his magic on each tableau. We have all been obsessed with finding details about a personality we admire, and Linn gives us a window into what it takes to accomplish such an undertaking. One can only imagine what Linn's self-portrait would encompass!

Although Linn lives and works in a small village in Southern France, all the sculptures in this exhibition are currently located in the US and can be shipped worldwide.

Steve Linn loves to develop commissions as well: this deeply humanist artist feels that each human being can reveal unique characteristics worth exploring with his mind and his hands.

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