David Stromeyer
{{short description|American abstract sculptor (born 1946)}}
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| birth_place = Marblehead, Massachusetts
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| known_for = Sculpture
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| training = Dartmouth College
University of California, Los Angeles
| movement = Abstract Expressionism
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David Stromeyer (born 1946) is an American abstract sculptor who is best known for his large-scale, outdoor, painted steel sculptures.[http://www.7dvt.com/2012man-steel "Man of Steel Eyewitness: David Stromeyer, BCA Center"]. Seven Days, By Amy Rahn He currently resides in Enosburg Falls, Vermont, and Austin, Texas, with his wife, Sarah. His work can be found in Smithsonian American Art Museum,[http://americanart.si.edu/collections/search/artwork/?id=23440 "Southwest Sunset by David Stromeyer / American Art"]. si.edu. DeCordova Sculpture and Art Museum,[http://www.decordova.org/art/sculpture-park/campfire-girls "Campfire Girls"]. decordova.org. Overland Park,[http://www.infozine.com/news/stories/op/storiesView/sid/25234/ "'Shim, Sham, Shimmy' at 119th and Metcalf - Kansas City infoZine"]. Kansas City infoZine. Strathmore Hall Sculpture Garden in Bethesda,[http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0002984.htm "Up the Ramp & Man with Baby sculptures in the Strathmore Hall Sculpture Garden in Bethesda, Maryland near Washington, D.C. by David Stromeyer"]. dcmemorials.com. Cornell University,{{Cite web|url=https://museum.cornell.edu/collections/modern-contemporary/public-sculpture/remembrance|title=Remembrance | Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art}} Plattsburgh State University,[http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2328.htmlM "Plattsburgh State Art Museum"]. u-s-history.com. and corporate and private collections across the country.
Life
David Stromeyer was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. In his youth, he suffered from osteomyelitis that necessitated multiple surgeries and body casts, immobilizing him. Upon regaining mobility, he explored structure in model scale using erector sets, wood, and other materials.
Stromeyer attended Dartmouth College where he skied competitively and continued his study of mathematics.[http://austin.culturemap.com/news/arts/04-13-12-15-38-stromeyer/ "From Vermont to Austin, sculptural artist David Stromeyer decorates the landscape with his behemoths of beauty"]. Culture Map Austin, By Michael Graupmann He graduated with a degree in Studio Art (high honors), and went on to study film at UCLA. Stromeyer then moved to Boston where he formed a small film production company. He also freelanced as an Art Photographer for museums in Boston and New York City.
Stromeyer embarked on a cycling trip, riding solo across Canada. Hitchhiking back to the East coast, he sought out a site to create and display his future work.David Stromeyer, “A Perfect Balance,” Burlington Free Press 29 July 2012.
Work
In the 1970s, Stromeyer's created sculptures of unfinished steel,{{cite journal|author=New York Media, LLC|title=New York Magazine|journal=Newyorkmetro.com.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=09cCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA83|date=27 August 1979|publisher=New York Media, LLC|pages=83–|issn=0028-7369}} influenced by Russian Constructivists and artists such as David Smith and Mark di Suvero."{{cite web|title=David Stromeyer Equilibrium: Career Retrospective, Burlington City Arts|url=http://davidstromeyer.com/pdf_files/David_Stromeyer_BCA.pdf}} but gradually began to include more fluidity in his work.
Cold Hollow Iron Works
File:Cold Hollow Iron Works.jpg
In 1970, Stromeyer purchased a 200-acre former dairy farm in Northern Vermont's Cold Hollow Mountains, ten miles from the Canada–US border. After briefly working in the existing horse barn, he constructed a large studio with multiple overhead cranes,{{cite news|url=https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1979/07/06/112111402.pdf|title=Art: Sculptures of David Stromeyer at Staempfli|first=John|last=Russell|newspaper= New York Times|date= July 6, 1979}} and designed a large hydraulic press for cold-forming heavy steel plates. He then began to work on larger, more architectural sculptures. He called his studio and the surrounding meadows "Cold Hollow Iron Works", a name which reflects the influence of sculptor David Smith, whose workshop was called "Terminal Iron Works".Cleve Gray, ed., David Smith by David Smith (Holt, Rinehart and Winston 1968).{{cite web|url=http://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/eyewitness-cold-hollow-sculpture-park-enosburg-falls/Content?oid=2380341|title=Eyewitness: Cold Hollow Sculpture Park, Enosburg Falls|website=sevendaysvt.com|first=Kevin J. |last=Kelley}}
In 2014, Stromeyer continues to create large scale sculptures at Cold Hollow Iron Works. Some fifty or so finished works are sited in the five meadows.[http://www.pressrepublican.com/news/steel-around-in-northern-vt-cold-hollow-sculpture-park-open/article_7f74bd40-9811-5e47-88af-563a266981db.html Steel around in Northern Vt.: Cold Hollow Sculpture Park open"]. Press-Republican.{{cite book|author=James Chenoweth|title=Oddity Odyssey: A Journey Through New England's Colorful Past|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2VLqM_FGdbIC&pg=PA25|date=1 December 2000|publisher=iUniverse|isbn=978-0-595-16854-5|pages=25–}} Other sculptures are assembled at remote locations, for example a recent installation at the Emerson Umbrella Center for the Arts in Concord .{{cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2013/05/23/sculptor-installs-steels-works-concord-emerson-umbrella-center-for-arts/nf6pIvEo7rFgD80WsrueaI/story.html|title=Artist oversees installation of steel pieces at Emerson Umbrella|newspaper= Boston Globe}}
Gallery
File:David Stromeyer at hydraulic press forming a section.jpg|David Stromeyer at hydraulic press forming a section
File:David Stromeyer forming.jpg|David Stromeyer applying primer
File:David Stromeyer welding up bending jig to create twists.jpg|David Stromeyer Welding Up Bending Jig To Create Twists
File:David Stromeyer determining orientation from a scale model during an installation 2013.jpg|David Stromeyer determining orientation from a scale model during an installation 2013
References
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External links
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{{Official website|http://www.davidstromeyer.com/}}
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Category:Abstract expressionist artists
Category:20th-century American sculptors
Category:American modern sculptors
Category:Artists from Marblehead, Massachusetts