Lyman Whitaker

"The Twister Star Huge", a type of Whirligig.

Lyman Whitaker is an American sculptor working in southern Utah. Whitaker has been a working sculptor for more than 40 years and is known for his kinetic sculptures.

Early Work

Whitaker's early work consisted of largely representational sculpture, varying from traditional bronzes to small mobiles to public fountains.

Recent Work

Since the early 1980s, Whitaker has focused on kinetic art, creating "Wind Sculpturestm"--- artworks driven by the wind. His constructs are organic in nature and dependent upon their natural surroundings to provide their movement. They are also intended to make the observers think about those surroundings and of their own relation to nature.

His compositions can vary from single, 5 foot (1.5 m) tall pieces to "Wind ForestsTM" consisting of groups of sculptures standing up to 27 foot (8.2 m) tall.[1]


Whitaker's work appears in fine art galleries around the country. In addition, public and private installations exist throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia, including:

References

  1. ↑ http://www.whitakerstudio.com/artist.html

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