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Artists « Bruce Larsen
Bruce Larsen (Sculptor / motion picture special effects artist) Larsen finds discarded tractor parts, bones, gears, fans, dolls—anything and everything—and transforms these bits and pieces of creations that are simultaneously spiritual and whimsical. Larsen graduated from Auburn University with a degree in Illustration in 1987. For several years, he lived in Atlanta and created animation for advertising. It was during this period that Larsen started working in special effects on film. After returning to Fairhope, he began focusing more on his sculpture, eventually moving into the film industry by creating animatronic horses for such movies as Dreamer, The Patriot and Ruffian. In June of 2009, the American Sport Art Museum and Archives (ASAMA), a division of the United State Sports Academy, commissioned Larsen to craft a sculpture in honor of seven-time Tour de France champion cycler Lance Armstrong. The piece will join three additional Larsen sculptures already displayed on Academy grounds, as a significant step in the development of a Sport Sculpture Park. Selected Exhibitions and Awards Mobile Museum of Art American Sport Art Museum and Archives The University of North Alabama, Florence National Olympic Art Competition – 2003 Alabama Artist Award – Huntsville Museum of Art “Art with a Southern Drawl” – University of Mobile – Best of Show Items in the APT AuctionRelated Linkshttp://www.fairhopecopa.com/artists.phphttp://www.ussa.edu/news/2009/6/sport-artist-commissioned-cycling-sculpture-new-academy-park http://www.ussa.edu/news/2009/1/liukin-good-find-larsens-found-object-method-art |
