Robert Nortrup

Studio Street Address Detail: Studio 9943: directions: 66 2nd Ave, first door N of 2nd Ave/9th St; enter and straight through the white door (201-259); up, up, to the second floor; gotta go right; right again; straight to the step-ramp wiggle; straight again; second left; second door on right; 9943.

Artist Statement: For nearly 30 years, I have explored the female figure as a point of departure, abstracting it into fluid, intimate forms. My process, especially of late, is direct carving, allowing the stone to shape the outcome as much as my own intention. In this, I feel aligned with Brancusi and, at times, Henry Moore, whose work honors both material and essence. Alongside them, I carry a quieter influence of Georgia O’Keefe, her sense of intimacy and framing continues to inform how I see the shape of my work, each sculpture is a search for something essential – timeless yet immediate, grounded yet transcendent.