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Art by Bill Holmberg
scupture
Summary Biography
Bill creates novel structures using powder coated MIG welded steel. He wants the work to be immediately accessible with a visual statement that is unique and lasting. Using both his engineering and fine arts education, Bill has been building abstract sculpture for several years.
Bill has exhibited in the following museums and galleries:
Museum of Biblical Art
Mary Tómas Gallery
“ART214” Juried Exhibition.,City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, Latino Cultural Center, 2018
“Hecho en Dallas”, Latino Cultural Center, 2017, 2018
SHOEBOX: An International Sculpture Exhibition, Middle Tennessee State University, 2017
His work is included in the following permanent collections:
Major Donor, North Texas Food Bank, Recognition Gift
Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics Department, The University of Texas at Austin
Charles Gray Fine Art, Orangevale, Ca
With a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering (University of Texas at Austin), Bill Holmberg worked in manned space flight as a Flight Activities Officer for Space Shuttle Flights.
In addition, he has two degrees in Fine Arts (BFA - UT Austin and MFA University of Florida). He taught fine art at Pensacola Community College, worked in business development for a small engineering firm and operated a company with his wife, Terry, that helped large companies win government contracts.
Bill participated in group and one-man shows while teaching art in Florida. Currently he has participated in group shows in the Dallas area. Recent exhibits include:
Hecho en Dallas, juried exhibit, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas 2018
ART214 Juried Exhibition.,City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs
Museum of Biblical Art, Selected for Sculpture Garden, April, 2018
Selected to provide Major Donor Recognition Gift, North Texas Food Bank, 2018
“Color Play” and “Summer of 2018” group shows, Mary Tomás Gallery, June, July, 2018
“Radar,”and “Twelve” group shows, Mary Tomás Gallery, August and September, 2017
Hecho en Dallas, juried exhibit, Latino Cultural Center, Dallas, Texas 2017
Texas Sculpture Association Annual Membership Show, Tower Gallery at the Grapevine Convention and Visitor's Bureau, 2017
SHOEBOX: Juried International Sculpture Exhibition - Middle Tennessee State University, February, 2017
Creative Art Center juried member show, Mary Tomas' Gallery, Dallas, Texas 2015, 2016
Texas Sculpture Association Membership Show, Mesquite Arts Center, Mesquite, Texas 2016
Plano Art Association, 125 Show juried exhibition, Plano Art Association Gallery, Plano, Texas 2016
Artist Statement
My sculpture conforms to five elements, guidelines for the construction of the work.
Feels like jazz
Just as jazz, in fact, all music, relies on both notes and the silence between notes, my sculpture uses both objects and the space between the objects. The space between sculptural elements, the negative space, is as important as the steel pieces themselves.
Circular logic
My sculpture is composed of curved and circular elements.
“What you see is what you see”
This statement by the artist Frank Stella means, to me, the viewer must look at the arrangement of sculptural elements and negative spaces without looking for meaning or metaphor.
Steel
My sculpture is made of steel, a strong, changeable and easily assembled medium.
The joy of a good solution
I make work that expresses joy by being the right combination of shapes, interactions and colors.
Works in progress are shown on www.instagram.com/billholmberg