Roy staab biography
- Roy Frank Staab is an American artist.
- In 1983 started to make works in/over water -- large works, using only natural materials that I gathered near by.
- American Land art artist.
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Roy F. Staab bio.
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Roy F. Staab
It took ten years for my art to evolve from painting, to line structure on paper, to installation. In 1983 started to make works in/over water -- large works, using only natural materials that I gathered near by. I would go to natural sites and make art for me, photograph it and tell people about it. In the beginning it was North Carolina, Brooklyn or Long Island. Then I became really a peripatetic artist making my art installations in many places in the world. I like the idea of working with
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Artist in Residence: Roy Staab
July 2, 2012 - September 26, 2012
Residency: July 1-15, 2012
Chiral Formation is currently on view in the Little Lake.
Chiral Formation in Winter, video by Roy Staab
Chiral Formation video by Roy Staab
Chiral Formation slideshow
Kat Murrell of ThirdCoast Digest interviews Roy Staab at Lynden
Roy Staab, an artist-in-residence at Lynden this summer, will unveil a new, ephemeral site-specific sculpture in the Little Lake on Sunday, July 15, 2012 as part of Coming (and Going) Attractions. The artist will be on hand to talk about his work throughout the afternoon.
Born in Milwaukee in 1941, Roy Staab received his BFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1969 after studying, sometimes at night, at the Layton School and the Milwaukee Institute of Technology. He spent some time in the area as a substitute teacher and art director, and singing opera, before taking off for Europe, where he spent most of the ‘70s, primarily in France—seeing the things he had studied and making work. By 1980, Roy was living in New York,
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Roy Staab
Roy Staab | |
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| Born | 1941 Milwaukee, WI |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts; University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee |
| Known for | Sculpture, Public Art, Site-Specific Installations, Environmental Art |
| Notable work | Chiral Formation, (2012) Wheel of Time (2012) Nature Belle (2006), Flight (2002) |
| Movement | Contemporary Art, Environmental Art, Photography, Land Art |
| Awards | Wisconsin Visual Art Achievement Award, Milwaukee Arts Board |
| Website | roystaab.blogspot.com |
Roy Frank Staab (born 1941, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States) is an American artist.
Early life
Staab was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States on September 9, 1941,[1] the son of Roy William Staab, an artist, painter, and advertising designer. Staab studied painting and graphics at the Layton School of Art and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. In the 1970s, he lived in Paris and Germany and traveled throughout Europe. From 1980 to 1993, Staab lived in New York City. He currently resides in Milwaukee, WI (US
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