Roger W. Stoller Explained

Roger White Stoller
Birth Name:Roger White Stoller
Birth Date:January 21, 1954
Birth Place:Los Angeles, CA
Nationality:American
Field:Public Art and Sculpture
Training:Art Center College of Design (1981), San Jose State University: Foundry
Website:www.stollerstudio.com

Roger White Stoller (born January 21, 1954) is an American sculptor who specializes in large works integrating stainless steel, bronze and granite. He currently works out of studios in Portola Valley and San Jose, California.

Background

Stoller was born and raised in Santa Monica, California. His early influences include architect and global thinker R. Buckminster Fuller and sculptor Isamu Noguchi. Stoller received his Bachelor of Science in product design from the Art Center College of Design in 1981.

Over the next fifteen years, Stoller founded the design firm Stoller Design and co-founded Praxis Design Associates, both specializing in product development for corporate clients. While working in the field he taught in the industrial design program at San Jose State University.

In 1996, Stoller left Praxis and established the sculpture firm Stoller Studio, committing himself to sculpture entirely. He currently sculpts full-time out of studios in Portola Valley and San Jose, California.[1]

Artistic work

Stoller Studio's ongoing production is in public art, abstract fine art works and applied art commissions. Stoller specializes in large-scale, signature works including materials such as stainless steel, bronze, granite, water, and light. His sculpture often abstractly reflects forms found in nature. "By incorporating and interpreting the underlying geometry nature is using, I walk in the tension between precise control and the sheer joy of spontaneous expression. It is the awesome power of nature and the exploration into the essence of life that fuel my passion; this is why I sculpt." -Roger Stoller[2]

Notable installations

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SV February/March 2016. April 26, 2016.
  2. Web site: Stoller, Roger - Artists - UrbanArt Commission. April 26, 2016.
  3. Web site: Sculpture installed in Carlsbad roundabout. April 26, 2016.
  4. Web site: Coastal Roundabout Sculpture Approved. April 26, 2016.
  5. Web site: Cultivating Culture. April 26, 2016.
  6. Web site: Raccoon, catfish, beetle, other flora, fauna part of Ford Center sculpture - Indiana Economic Digest. April 26, 2016.
  7. Web site: Tetra con Brio sculpture in the Strathmore Hall Sculpture Garden in Bethesda, Maryland near Washington, D.C. by Roger W Stoller. April 26, 2016.