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| Thomas Granata, Sculptor | ||
| I'm originally from a small town in New Jersey and also lived in Philadelphia
for several years before moving to Seattle in 1990. My parents were immigrants from
Italy. I was a chemistry major at Rutgers University and worked as a chemist after
graduating, but have since worked at many jobs, including social worker and advertising
representative. I didn't get interested in art -- and then only as a viewer -- until
after a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art while I was in college. I'm self-taught except for some non-credit courses at various locations and courses in 2D and 3D design at the University of Washington. After moving to Philadelphia, I got interested in drawing and then in making 3-dimensional objects. I made some functional clay pieces, but soon started doing sculptures in clay, wood, and later stone. In wood I like to do both carvings and assemblages or constructions. Sometimes I imagine a shape or form in my head and then try to duplicate it. Other times I start out with no definite object in mind, and let the sculpture form itself as I go along. I often put holes in pieces as it gives me a feeling of lightness or "all-around-ness". I do only non-objective works-- I'm always simply trying to make an interesting or unusual looking object. |
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| Thomas Granata can be reached at: granatathomas@hotmail.com |
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