Robert Perless was an American artist whose particular focus is kinetic art sculptures.

Personal background

Perless was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1938. He studied Art and Engineering at the University of Miami in Florida. In 1978 after working in cramped quarters in New York City, Perless determined to build an all-metal house and studio in Greenwich, Connecticut. He contracted architect John Ciardullo who designed a house and studio framed in steel, with aluminum exterior paneling, which Perless built himself, welding and erecting the structure and sculptural railings and cutting and hanging the exterior Alucobond panels. The large sculpture studio with 25 foot high ceilings is part of the main structure.

Kinetic Art

Perless was part of the Kinetic Art movement. He has created kinetic structures as public artworks for municipalities, post-secondary educational institutions as well as private sector commissioned art installations for various corporations. His works were discussed at the first International Kinetic Art Symposium February 9, 2013 in the presentation on the link between Kinetic Art and the generation of Electricity from the wind; They were also discussed during the ''Breaking The Barriers'' panel discussion and detailed in the presentation following the panel discussion on how his 40 years of Kinetic Art works, lead to the development of

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for use in urban environments.

Body of work

The works were created in his large Greenwich studio adjacent to his home, using industrial materials. His works were inspired by early 20th-century modern sculptors, including the Russian Constructivists, the Italian Futurists, and European and American masters who used new materials and the concept of motion and speed in art and life.

Selected sculptures

''Orion's Belt'',

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. ''Sun Dagger'' (2004), on the campus of Utah Valley University, Wasatch in

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. ''Solar Wind'', on the High Tech Campus of

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Selected collections

His works have been acquired by museums and public galleries including: *

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, Ridgefield, Connecticut * Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida *

Oklahoma Art Center , mottoeng = "For the benefit of the Citizen and the State" , type = Public research university , established = , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $2.7billion (2021) , pr ...

, University of Oklahoma, * Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona *

Stamford Museum & Nature Center The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres (ca. 48 hectares) beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. It was ...

, Stamford, Connecticut * Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City *

William Benton Museum of Art The William Benton Museum of Art is a public fine arts museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut, US. The Benton houses a permanent collection of over 6,500 artistic works and hosts special exhibitions, c ...

, Storrs, Connecticut

Selected exhibitions

Perless's work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, including: *2012 Sculptors Guild, Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY *2008 ''In-Site'' Governor’s Island, NY *2006 ''Robert Perless: Public Visions'' One-Man Show, Flinn Gallery, Greenwich, CT *2006 ''Sculpture in the Park,'' White Plains, NY *2004 Art Omi International Arts Center, Omi, New York *2003 Sculpture Now, Stockbridge, MS *2001 ''Space 2001,'' Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT *2000 ''12X12X12,'' Greenwich Art Society *1997‘94‘87‘78 Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT *1995 ''Environmental Sculptures'', Kukje Gallery, Seoul, Korea. *1991 - 96 Andre Emmerich’s Top Gallant Farm Sculpture Garden, Quaker Hill, NY *1991 ‘92 Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT *1989 ''Connecticut Biennial'' Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT *1980 Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio *1976 Bonino Gallery, One-Man Show, New York, NY *1975 Forum Gallery, New York, NY *1972 Bernard Danenberg Gallery, One-Man Show, New York, NY *1970 ''Light, Motion, & Sound'', Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY *1970 ''Eclectra ‘70'' Pepsico, New York, NY *1970 Whitney Museum, New York, NY *1969 Galerie Simonne Stern, One-Man Show, New Orleans, LA *1968 Bodley Gallery, One-Man Show, New York, NY

References

External images

Sculptors Guild Images of Perless' workWorks: ''Rainbow Monad'', 2006 ; ''Molecular Exploration'', 2002; ''Molecule'', 2002
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External links

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