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1908 Waterford, Connecticut - 1993 Berkeley, California. Known for: Steel construction I-beam sculpture, furniture design, and teaching.
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A sculptor, designer, and teacher, James Prestini first gained attention with turned wood objects that he created in the 1930s and 1940s. These works were thin-walled vessels that were fine art but... Read full biography
A sculptor, designer, and teacher, James Prestini first gained attention with turned wood objects that he created in the 1930s and 1940s. These works were thin-walled vessels that were fine art but gave the appearance of having practical use. Prestini was trained as an engineer, from which he... Read full biography
A sculptor, designer, and teacher, James Prestini first gained attention with turned wood objects that he created in the 1930s and 1940s. These works were thin-walled vessels that were fine art but gave the appearance of having practical use. Prestini was trained as an engineer, from which he learned to get the most usage from his material, and with his vessels, this frugality pertained to a block of wood. He was also committed to the idea that art and technology were related entities in the... Read full biography
A sculptor, designer, and teacher, James Prestini first gained attention with turned wood objects that he created in the 1930s and 1940s. These works were thin-walled vessels that were fine art but gave the appearance of having practical use. Prestini was trained as an engineer, from which he learned to get the most usage from his material, and with his vessels, this frugality pertained to a block of wood. He was also committed to the idea that art and technology were related entities in the 20th century and that together science and machines could "create an art that truly resonates with mankind.". HIs later work was steel constructions composed of i-beams, H-beams, tubes, and channels and finely polished. They are geometric sculpture... Read full biography
A sculptor, designer, and teacher, James Prestini first gained attention with turned wood objects that he created in the 1930s and 1940s. These works were thin-walled vessels that were fine art but gave the appearance of having practical use. Prestini was trained as an engineer, from which he learned to get the most usage from his material, and with his vessels, this frugality pertained to a block of wood. He was also committed to the idea that art and technology were related entities in the 20th century and that together science and machines could "create an art that truly resonates with mankind.". HIs later work was steel constructions composed of i-beams, H-beams, tubes, and channels and finely polished. They are geometric sculpture rooted in that which is technological and industrial. Prestini was born in Waterford, Connecticut, and earned a BS Degree from Yale Un... Read full biography
James Libero Prestini - Artist Info
About James Libero Prestini: Museums & Collections
Museums & Collections (6)
All MuseumsMuseum of Modern Art, New York
11 West 53rd Street
New York City, NY 10019National Museum of American Art-Smithsonian
8th and G Streets NW
Washington, DC 20004San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, SFMOMA
151 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94103The Johnson Collection
100 Dunbar Street, Suite 203
Spartanburg, SC 29306Weisman Art Museum
The University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455