Gunnar Turnbull

I was raised in my parents workshop and art gallery on top of the windy cliffs of Kahakuloa, Maui. My family has been practicing and refining the fine art of sculpting in the West Maui Mountains for over 60 years. Through their gallery and sculpture garden they share this experience with travelers from all over the world. My father taught me how to use a grinder when I was twelve years old, and since then I have been studying under him, learning his artistic ideals and practices. With his guidance, I have adapted and refined my own personal style.

The central force that drives my work is to create non-objective forms that simply focus on the principles of balance, rhythm, and flow. I hope to make people feel a sense of joy and ease as their eye follows the natural and organic curves I visualize and feel as I create my sculptures. I am inspired by the natural world around us, and often times the shapes found in nature coincide with the shapes of my sculptures. My pieces carry a rhythmic flow that moves through the sculpture which can be seen from any angle or side of the piece. I hope to create a personal experience of perceiving beyond what is absolute within realistic sculpture, and initiate a more conceptual and abstract way o...