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Brad Howe — Botch
Brad Howe

Botch

2017

Botch presents a dynamic interplay of industrial precision and gestural spontaneity, rendered in polished stainless steel and richly pigmented polyurethane. The sculpture's compact scale belies its visual energy, with interlocking forms that catch and redirect light in ways that shift dramatically depending on viewing angle. Howe's characteristic tension between rigid material and fluid formal language is fully present here, the steel surfaces reading as simultaneously controlled and caught mid-motion, as if the work preserves a single decisive moment of transformation. Brad Howe has spent decades developing a sculptural vocabulary rooted in the belief that abstraction can carry genuine emotional weight without sacrificing formal rigor. Working from his Los Angeles studio, he approaches each piece as a problem of balance, both physical and compositional, and Botch exemplifies this methodology at an intimate scale. The title itself is characteristically self-aware, nodding to the productive tension between intention and accident that drives much of his practice. Rather than treating imperfection as failure, Howe elevates it as a generative force, and the result is a work that feels alive with resolved contradiction. At 35.6 by 40.6 by 25.4 centimeters, Botch is ideally suited to a domestic or private collection context, functioning as a powerful focal object without demanding architectural scale. The signed work is offered through Adamar Fine Arts and represents a strong entry point into Howe's mature sculptural output. The combination of archival materials and the artist's consistent international exhibition history ensures both aesthetic and long-term investment value for discerning collectors.

Medium
Stainless steel, polyurethane
Overall
Signed
Yes
Location
Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, FL

For Sale — $5000

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Brad Howe, Botch, 2017

Botch presents a dynamic interplay of industrial precision and gestural spontaneity, rendered in polished stainless steel and richly pigmented polyurethane. The sculpture's compact scale belies its visual energy, with interlocking forms that catch and redirect light in ways that shift dramatically depending on viewing angle. Howe's characteristic tension between rigid material and fluid formal language is fully present here, the steel surfaces reading as simultaneously controlled and caught mid-motion, as if the work preserves a single decisive moment of transformation. Brad Howe has spent decades developing a sculptural vocabulary rooted in the belief that abstraction can carry genuine emotional weight without sacrificing formal rigor. Working from his Los Angeles studio, he approaches each piece as a problem of balance, both physical and compositional, and Botch exemplifies this methodology at an intimate scale. The title itself is characteristically self-aware, nodding to the productive tension between intention and accident that drives much of his practice. Rather than treating imperfection as failure, Howe elevates it as a generative force, and the result is a work that feels alive with resolved contradiction. At 35.6 by 40.6 by 25.4 centimeters, Botch is ideally suited to a domestic or private collection context, functioning as a powerful focal object without demanding architectural scale. The signed work is offered through Adamar Fine Arts and represents a strong entry point into Howe's mature sculptural output. The combination of archival materials and the artist's consistent international exhibition history ensures both aesthetic and long-term investment value for discerning collectors.

Medium
Stainless steel, polyurethane
Dimensions
overall: 35.6 x 40.6 x 25.4 cm
Year
2017
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Adamar Fine Arts, Miami, FL

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