Tunguska II Sculpture

Daniel Postellon was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. As a child, he played on old coal mine dumps in his neighborhood, which were the remains of mines that fed the J&L iron and steel works. His work reflects his iron and coal heritage, tempered by exposure to artists as diverse as Rodin and Andy Warhol at the local Carnegie Museum. After earning degrees in anthropology and medicine, he moved to Michigan, where he spent 35 years practicing medicine in Detroit and Grand Rapids. He continued his interest in sculpture, and participated in competitions and workshops during his medical career. He retired from medicine in 2013 to devote himself fulltime to sculpture. He has built a small aluminum foundry to cast some of his works. He is interested in the manipulation of visual symbols, particularly those that are ancient or common to different cultures. He believes that ambiguity and humor are an important element of art.