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My statement
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“What interests me is the internal structure: how its aesthetic dimension is made visible on the surface, exploring and responding to the relationship of mechanical structures becoming organic. My sculpture is more than a spiritual reference to the pioneering machinery of aviation or nautical history it is about the belief in ones self. In making art I believe that the simpler the execution of an idea is the more pure the concept or soul of the piece is.”
-Bob Emser-
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Professional history
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Bob Emser is an international sculptor, with exhibits on 4 continents, 7 countries and 27 states in the U.S. His extensive body of work, dating back to 1978, can be seen in cities and municipalities, sculpture parks, museums and institutions of higher learning. During his 25+ year career he has served as a visiting artist and has taught at several universities, held a tenured professorship, and founded a not-for-profit art center that is still in existence. He has also served as the executive director of Chicago’s international sculpture exhibition, Pier Walk. Currently he is the president of Chicago Sculpture International, the local affiliate of International Sculpture Center, on whose Board of Directors he sits. Emser focuses his full time efforts creating sculptures for public and private spaces.
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International Sculpture Center (member of Board of Directors)
Chicago Sculpture International (President)
Nathan Manilow Sculpture Park (Board of Directors)
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Collections
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Swope Museum of American Art,
Dennos Museum, Traverse City, MI
Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL
Mitchell Museum,
Cedarhurst Sculpture Park, Mount Vernon, IL
Freeport Art Museum, Freeport, IL
University Museum, Rio Grande, OH
Lakeview Museum, Peoria, IL
Hinkhouse Collection, Eureka College
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Latest activities
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Shows:
Sculpture Invasion Koehnline Museum of Art July 12-August 30, 2007
Commissions:
RECENT COMMISSIONS
Swope Museum Terra Haute, IN
Dennos Museum Northwest Michigan College, Traverse City, MI 2007
Lake Land College Alumni Park Plaza Mattoon, IL 2006
Jørpeland, Norway Commune Sculpture Park 2005
State of Illinois State Collection 2004
City of Peoria, IL Riverfront Festival Park 2003
Elmhurst Art Museum South Entrance Plaza Elmhurst, IL 2003
Mitchell Museum, Cedarhurst Sculpture Park, Mount Vernon, IL 2002
Projects:
CURRENT PROJECTS
Pinellas County Arts Council, FL Belleair Causeway
Wayne State College, Wayne, NE
City of Orland Park, IL Marcus Theater Plaza,
Royal Publishing Peoria, IL
Publications:
BOOKS
2004 Crow Wood Publication living Artists Edited by Ivy Sundell
ARTICLES & REVIEWS
May 2006 Art in America by Victor M. Cassidy
Sept. 8, 2005 The Northern Star Drawing on Walls by David Rauch
June 24 2005 Strandbuen, Jorpeland Norway Fra skrap til Kent by Bente L. Henriksen
June 8,2005 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Riverwalk
June 25, 2004 Pasatiempo, Santa Fe, MN Gallery Wise Bob Emser: Fluid Form by Craig Smith
June 21 2004 Artnet Prairie Smoke by Victor M. Cassidy
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