Tom Tsuchiya Is Best Known for Creating the Plaques for The
Tom Tsuchiya is best known for creating the plaques for the National Baseball Hall of Fame since 2016 and the sculptures of Cincinnati Reds players at Great American Ball Park. In addition, Tom has been recognized for his innovative, social art including The Spirit of Christ at Biola University in Los Angeles and Atlas Recycled, which is now on exhibit at University of Cincinnati. Recently, he collaborated with local, aerospace engineers from GE Aviation to create a cantilevered sculpture of Pete Rose sliding headfirst. This sculpture was unveiled at Great American Ball Park in June 2017. Tom’s passion for creating sculpture began in Sherwin Little’s Latin classes at Indian Hill Middle and High School where he was introduced to the great sculptures of the Classical world. This led him to create a terra cotta sculpture of the Chimera for the 1988 NJCL Convention- winning the Best of Show award. Subsequently, he enrolled at the University of Cincinnati’s Classics Department where he received his BA in Classical Civilization. During that time, Tom began his apprenticeship with noted artists Carin Hebenstreit and Richard Miller. Classical education shaped Tom’s sculptural philosophy in 2 significant ways. First, creating sculptures that have a breath of life. Secondly, designing sculptures to be integral to everyday life. On Atlas Recycled aka The Anthropocene (2010) After I complete a bronzes sculpture like the Reds players, I often have left -over material such as foam, wood, and steel. Instead of throwing the material into the trash, I keep the scraps for future sculpture projects. In 2010, I created Atlas Recycled from some of my scrap material including a black iron pipe, welded, steel rebar and a wood platform and a hollow fiberglass sphere.
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