








Seascape
1990
Seascape is an early and confident example of Brad Howe's sculptural sensibility, composed in lacquer, metal, and paint and completed in 1990, when the artist was already developing the vivid formal language that would come to define his practice. Measuring 45.7 by 91.4 by 10.2 centimeters, the work occupies a compelling middle ground between wall-mounted relief and freestanding object, its modest depth amplifying the chromatic intensity of its surface. The bold palette and geometric play align the piece with the spirit of the Memphis Milano Group, that influential design and art movement that celebrated color, pattern, and visual exuberance over austere restraint. Yet Howe's sculptural training, shaped in part by his admiration for Alexander Calder and forged during formative years working in Brazil, gives the work a tactile and spatial presence that transcends pure decorative impulse. Howe, born in Riverside, California in 1959, came to art through an unconventional path that took him from Stanford University to the University of São Paulo, where studies in literature and economic history opened onto a deeper engagement with architecture and visual culture. That cross-cultural formation is legible in work like Seascape, which carries a sense of confident internationalism and Pop-inflected optimism. His use of industrial materials including stainless steel, aluminum, and polyurethane in early career work established an approach to surface and structure that persists here. The signed work is offered without a frame, presenting itself as the self-contained object it is, without apology or supplement. For collectors, Seascape represents an opportunity to acquire a work from the beginning of a career that has since expanded into museum collections and public commissions across more than thirty countries, with institutional placements at MIT, UCLA, Temple University, the Crocker Art Museum, and the Honolulu Museum of Art, among others. Howe has exhibited alongside figures including Takashi Murakami and has contributed to public art initiatives in Beverly Hills, Palo Alto, and internationally. Smaller works such as this one often function as maquettes within his broader practice, giving intimate-scale pieces a conceptual weight that connects the domestic collection to the larger ambitions of a sculptor with a genuinely global reach. The work is currently available through Lions Gallery.
- Medium
- Lacquer, Metal, Paint
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Location
- Lions Gallery, Surfside, FL
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Lions GalleryView on map
For Sale — $8500
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