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About the Artist:

Glenn Murgacz - Sculptor

What inspires you?

I'm inspired by love, nature, humanity, artists of all disciplines and modern dance.

What is your medium of choice? Why?

I prefer to work with steel. I like its strength and its permanence. The process is intense, using every tool in the shop to transform the medium into emotion and movement. It amazes me to be able to create that impact with a material that is so cold and hard and industrial.

Who are my favorite artists? Who influences you?

Artists that I am influenced by are Picasso, Brancusi, Giacometti, Dali, David Smith, Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol.

How long have you been creating and what or who inspired you to start?

I have always been drawn to metal sculpture. I saw a tiny abstract metal sculpture in a window garden in Greenwich Village in the 60s and always thought that I would love to be able to create something like that. In 1993 I saw an ad in my local paper for an Oxyacetylene welding outfit for sale. I bought it and taught myself to weld and I've been enjoying the rush of creativity ever since.

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