Naomi Press

Gallant : large-scale steel sculpture

A large-scale steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials. Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working i...

A large-scale steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials. Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working i...

A large-scale steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials. Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working in large scale with steel in the second half of the 20th Century. Press’s art was admired by a well known and respected dealer André Emmerich as well as renowned art critic Clement Greenberg, with whom Press developed a friendship. Greenberg, arguably one of the most influential critics in the second half of the 20th Century, praised her sculptures and encouraged her to work in abstraction. Curators Robert Metzger and Karen Wilkin also wrote about her work. The eminent art historian Edward Lucie-Smith curated her 2011 retrospective in London. Works of Naomi Press are on par with such artists as Beverly Pepper, Claire Falkenstein and Louise Nevlson. Her creations have an imposing presence due to their masterful execution and aesthetic beauty. Naomi Press was born in Poland and later lived in South Africa, England, and USA. This unique blend of cultures informs her art. Ballet is another significant influence in her life and practice. In her youth Press was an award winning ballet dancer and received offers from esteemed institutions such as the Royal Ballet...

A large-scale steel sculpture by Naomi Press. Signed with initials. Naomi Press is a female abstract sculptor, who was one of the very few women working in large scale with steel in...

Intense, dynamic color radiates from this suspended sculpture made up of 3 intertwined spiral arrays. Color shifting dichroic glass within the polished stainless frames creates an e...

DOUBLE HELIX can suspended from a ceiling or from a semi circular tension bar as shown here. The dichroic glass shifts color from different points of vie...

This ultra contemporary sculpture is an exploration of 3d spatial curvilinear geometry. The 'torus' form has been twisted around a vertical axis and then sliced into 50 contours whi...

MiBao - Flying (Unique) “Mi Bao” paddy is Taiwan 's early years’ main agricultural development, rice is people staple food. “Seed” planted with love, working hard to nurture them, ...