Michael Sharber
Santa Fe, NM
Zeppelin
Acrylic and drawing tools on Rives Heavyweight paper
32” x 23” x 1”
2022
$2100
About
Michael grew up in Nashville, Tennessee and received undergraduate degrees in Painting and Sculpture from Middle Tennessee State University. He later received a scholarship to attend the University of Cincinnati and do Graduate work in Sculpture, where he received a Masters Degree. He received a Teaching Assistantship and later became an Adjunct Faculty there. Michael soon moved to Santa Fe New Mexico and began designing and building custom homes in the area while continuing with artistic pursuits. His large studio has full sculptural facilities as well as a painting/drawing area. In 2020 he created Jupiter Fine Arts in Madrid NM to showcase his work along with other artists. In 2023 the State of New Mexico purchased one of his outdoor sculptures to be installed on the campus of Eastern NMU in Roswell NM. Michael’s artwork has been collected by individuals and businesses throughout the U.S. and beyond.
Artist Statement
I often work with venetian plaster as a sculptural painting surface, either on paper or board, with incised lines and drawing, along with collage and sculptural surface elements . I will seek out the architecture of objects that exists, in a subtle way, just below the surface of normal reality. The exploration of everyday objects as living things imbued with an energy of their own holds a fascination for me. There is also a narrative theme and a historical connection between man and myth that interests me. I study the symbolic forms this relationship has produced, whereas the unknown is brought into a relation with the “known”. My work in 2016 had picked up my interest in ancient languages, and my exploration of ancient shelter forms, in a mutual investigative relationship. In 2018 I set out to create a more abstract series with an interest in the sculptural qualities of a constructed painting surface. In 2020 I moved to pure abstraction along with some narrative works.
Art from Michael Sharber in other TAAC exhibitions
This is Michael Sharber's first TAAC exhibition