Warren Holzman is a Philadelphia based artist working in forged and fabricated metals and the owner of Holzman Iron Studio LTD, notable for executing craftwork in metals for residential and commercial clients nationally and internationally. He has received several public art commissions and his metalwork is included in private collections and installations across the country, most notably the new architectural metalwork at the Bryn Athyn Cathedral and Glencairn Museum. In 2015, Holzman co-founded the Building Arts Program at Bryn Athyn College in Pennsylvania and is a blacksmithing instructor there. He has also taught at Peters Valley School of Crafts, Penland School of Crafts, New England School of Metalwork, University of the Arts, and Moore College of Art and Design. He has been the visiting artist and lecturer at Kent State University, SUNY New Paltz, SNAG New Orleans 2018 and The California Blacksmithing Association.
Rat – Warren Holzman
2017 | 17 x 17 x 33 inches | Bronze, Steel
I want to capture a duality of play and austerity in material and content, as expressed through the craft of metalworking and blacksmithing. This interest culminates in processes like repoussé expressed as animal motifs on top of craft objects like tables or larger sculptures that take shape in fantastical visions. Shifting from the formalistic nature of craft, the motif is highlighted as subject, a table, functioning as a pedestal. Each piece derives its unique personality from the animal depicted, flirting with narrative without undermining their overt objectness.
Warren Holzman
