GUY LORAINE
Untitled 7, copper, patina, and baltic branch, 26" x 6" x 9", 2006

Guy Loraine was born in Des Moines, Iowa. He studied photography at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and also studied in Derby, England. He is a former Fulbright Scholar and has worked as a photographer for The Smithsonian Institution, The National Museum of American Art in Washington, D.C.

Loraine has spent many years as a metal smith, working on conceptual pieces that combine organic shapes with agricultural and industrial forms. He makes minimalist sculptures from copper and stainless steel.

text and image from Karolyn Sherwood Gallery