Steve Tobin

Biography to Display:

EDUCATION

1979 BS Mathematics, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana

BIOGRAPHY

Steve Tobin is a sculptor whose work typically consists of very large scale pieces. He works in several media including metal, glass, wood, and clay. His most well-known clay pieces are from series he called Exploded Earth and Bangpots. Initially these pieces began with a handful of clay formed into a square or rectangular shape. While still wet an explosive was pushed into the center of the solid clay and exploded. The explosion blows the form open creating a small sculpture. In the kiln pools of color are created by the chemical reaction of the explosive powders and the clay during the firing. As he became more confident with this work Tobin began to create pieces 4′ to 6′ in diameter and weighing from 1,000 to 4,000 pounds.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Public Collections to Display:

American Center, Helsinki, Finland

American Glass Museum, Millville, New Jersey

American Museum of Ceramic Art (AMOCA), Pomona, California

Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida

Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Gratz College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, Florida

Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland

Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York

Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington