PM Goulding, an American resident born in St. Louis Missouri and raised in St. Louis and Detroit Michigan, has also lived in Hawaii, New York, Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin and presently lives in Athens, Georgia. He started his study of sculpture in high school in St. Louis, received a BFA in sculpture from Northern Michigan University in 1992 and his MFA (including a summers study in Italy) at University of Georgia, in 1995.
While well versed in casting and fabricating, Mr. Goulding has been carving and manipulating stone since 1976. He has produced many morphological and minimalistic forms as well as some representational and architectural works. More recently he has created a series of large scale "toys" in stone, steel and bronze. One constant element in all of Mr. Goulding's sculpture has been the high quality of his material manipulation and sensitivity to the material he uses.
The artist is a member of society with the accompanying responsibilities. As an artist it is my responsibility to produce a meaningful and viable product for the public. My personal belief is that my art should serve to advance society and create an understanding between those who view it. In order to achieve these goals it is my job to utilize the tools at my command. These obviously include the techniques and implements needed to manipulate the materials I select. The skill with which I wield those is an indication of the value I place on my efforts. What is more important is the intelligent use of the tools of psychology, sociology, the physical sciences, history and those elements that constitute our culture and the greater my understanding of other cultures the greater my scope of potential influence. Another important constituent of professionalism is the interaction among those of like interest and purpose, my colleagues and cohorts in the art community, people who share a vocabulary and are practiced at communicating their artistic understanding. It is in this company where my successes and misses can best be discovered.
www.goulding-sculpture.com
pmgoulding@gmail.com
(706) 207-7141
While well versed in casting and fabricating, Mr. Goulding has been carving and manipulating stone since 1976. He has produced many morphological and minimalistic forms as well as some representational and architectural works. More recently he has created a series of large scale "toys" in stone, steel and bronze. One constant element in all of Mr. Goulding's sculpture has been the high quality of his material manipulation and sensitivity to the material he uses.
The artist is a member of society with the accompanying responsibilities. As an artist it is my responsibility to produce a meaningful and viable product for the public. My personal belief is that my art should serve to advance society and create an understanding between those who view it. In order to achieve these goals it is my job to utilize the tools at my command. These obviously include the techniques and implements needed to manipulate the materials I select. The skill with which I wield those is an indication of the value I place on my efforts. What is more important is the intelligent use of the tools of psychology, sociology, the physical sciences, history and those elements that constitute our culture and the greater my understanding of other cultures the greater my scope of potential influence. Another important constituent of professionalism is the interaction among those of like interest and purpose, my colleagues and cohorts in the art community, people who share a vocabulary and are practiced at communicating their artistic understanding. It is in this company where my successes and misses can best be discovered.
www.goulding-sculpture.com
pmgoulding@gmail.com
(706) 207-7141