James Fuhrman

B. 1943 Cincinnati, Ohio
Reside: Pennsylvania, US



Fuhrman's work extends from architectural scale public art venues to more quiet, contemplative studio sculpture, drawings and prints.

The study of Martha Graham dance from 1979-83, including a time drawing at her studio in New York, led to a series of calligraphic drawings where the intensity of the movement in the class seemed to flow spontaneously and automatically from the calligraphic brush into forms across the paper. This set of drawings changed his work from a study of geometric forms to explorations of a more personal and expressive nature.

The calligraphic nature of the Graham Technique drawings led him to study and work with the Japanese Zen enso circle form that connotes completion, fullness and inclusion. These drawings, in turn, generated works such as those seen in the variety of bench forms and in some public art. His most recent work includes careful considerations of contemplative spaces, finding quiet and stillness in using natural materials in more geometric forms that become spaces of quiet contemplation and reflection for the viewer to enter no matter the scale.

Temple University, M.Ed., 1971
University of Pennsylvania, B.A., 1965
Fuhrmans work has been shown in, and is part of numerous public and private collections, in the City of Miami, FL, Dade County, FL, City of Philadelphia, PA, Washington DC, New York, Perth, Scotland, Great Britain, Japan, Brazil and Argentina and projects through the Redevelopment Authority of Philadelphia, PA.
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