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Featured Arizona Artist - Jeff
Laing Metal Sculptor Commercial & Interior Decor
 Influenced
by his fathers ultimate death in 1991, Jeff Laing turned his
back on the corporate grind. After 15 years in the hospitality
industry, he realized time is too short for a passionless life.
Following his heart and feeling as if his father was guiding
him. Jeff decided to pursue a career in art, just as his father
had.
Always interested in form, Jeff found sculpture to be a
rewarding path. The satisfaction of working with his hands to
create a beautiful line - a form from raw steel - gave life new
meaning.
His work began with stylized forms representative of the Native
Americans. With his sculpture, he endeavored to honor the
mystical culture and in the process, remember his connection
with spirit.
As he has gained experience in his medium and confidence in his
own artistic expression. Jeff found his creative process
branching into conceptual art. He uses his work to express
emotion, to connect with the viewer, and to express the joy of
creating.
Currently working in stainless steel, bronze, and copper, he
creates work recognized for its simple elegance and flowing
lines of light. Many works utilize negative space and color to
draw the viewer in, letting interpretation be determined by the
viewers own experiences.
I love to create. The satisfaction of making a thought, memory
or emotion into concrete form is what drives me.
Unlike cast work, my hand and spirit touches each piece from
start to finish. It is a challenge to work in such a rigid,
planar medium and to give it life and movement. With my work, I
endeavor to create, with a minimal line, an elegant beautiful
form.
It is my hope that those who collect my sculpture will be
inspired by the spirit, beauty and craftsmanship in each piece.
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