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[email protected] High-resolution images available upon request. Sculpturesite Gallery Presents on Sculpturesite.com: STEVE TOBIN – Roots November 4th, 2019 – January 3rd, 2020 We are delighted to present an exclusive online exhibition of 15 Roots by world renowned sculptor Steve Tobin. 14 Steelroots from 5’ to over 40’ tall and an installation of two monumental Bronze Roots exemplify the breath of interpretation that Tobin gives to one of the most ubiquitous bits of the natural world. From the highly detailed bronze casts taken from actual tree roots to the sinuous abstractions in bright yellow, red, black or white that jut impossibly high into the sky; from the intertwined triads that rest majestically in balance to the pairs of anthropomorphic Dancing Roots, each Root sculpture is yet another grand homage to nature. “I like the metaphors of the roots”, says Tobin who has long found inspiration in natural objects and phenomena, “connectedness, unseen power, communities, families, networks all coming together for a shared purpose… any person in any time period can draw metaphors from the roots”. Tobin was trained in mathematics and he has always pushed the physical boundaries of the sculptural materials he chose to work with: he made blown glass pieces too tall to stand (but they finally stood); he created 40’ tall glass waterfalls; he made his huge clay sculptures explode, revealing geode-like brightly colored glass inside.