Roger W. Stoller
Encyclopedia
Roger White Stoller is an American
sculptor who specializes in large works integrating bronze
and granite
. He currently works out of studios in Portola Valley & San Jose, California
.
, California
. His early influences include architect
and global thinker R. Buckminster Fuller
and sculptor Isamu Noguchi
. Stoller received his Bachelor of Science
in
Product Design
from the Art Center College of Design
in 1981.
Over the next fifteen years, Stoller founded the design firm Stoller Design and co-founded Praxis Design Associates,
both specializing in product development for corporate clients. While working in the field he taught in the industrial
design program at San Jose State University
.
In 1996, Stoller left Praxis and established the sculpture firm Stoller Studio committing himself to sculpture
entirely.
He currently sculpts full time out of studios in Portola Valley and San Jose, California.
, abstract fine art works and applied art commissions. Stoller specializes in large-scale, signature works
including materials such as bronze
, granite
, water
, and light
. His sculpture often abstractly reflects forms found in nature
.
"By incorporating and interpreting the underlying geometry
nature is using, I walk in the tension between precise control and the sheer joy of spontaneous expression. It is the awesome power of nature and the exploration into the essence of life that fuel my passion; this is why I sculpt." -Roger Stoller
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
sculptor who specializes in large works integrating bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
and granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
. He currently works out of studios in Portola Valley & San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
.
Background
Stoller was born and raised in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. His early influences include architect
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
and global thinker R. Buckminster Fuller
and sculptor Isamu Noguchi
Isamu Noguchi
was a prominent Japanese American artist and landscape architect whose artistic career spanned six decades, from the 1920s onward. Known for his sculpture and public works, Noguchi also designed stage sets for various Martha Graham productions, and several mass-produced lamps and furniture pieces,...
. Stoller received his Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in
Product Design
Product design
-Introduction:Product design is the process of creating a new product to be sold by a business or enterprise to its customers. It is concerned with the efficient and effective generation and development of ideas through a process that leads to new products.Product designers conceptualize and...
from the Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design is a private college located in Pasadena, California, and was cited by BusinessWeek as one of the 60 best design schools in the world. The college’s industrial design program is consistently ranked number one by both DesignIntelligence and U.S...
in 1981.
Over the next fifteen years, Stoller founded the design firm Stoller Design and co-founded Praxis Design Associates,
both specializing in product development for corporate clients. While working in the field he taught in the industrial
design program at San Jose State University
San José State University
San Jose State University is a public university located in San Jose, California, United States...
.
In 1996, Stoller left Praxis and established the sculpture firm Stoller Studio committing himself to sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
entirely.
He currently sculpts full time out of studios in Portola Valley and San Jose, California.
Artistic work
Stoller Studio's ongoing production is in public artPublic art
The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that have been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the physical public domain, usually outside and accessible to all...
, abstract fine art works and applied art commissions. Stoller specializes in large-scale, signature works
including materials such as bronze
Bronze
Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal...
, granite
Granite
Granite is a common and widely occurring type of intrusive, felsic, igneous rock. Granite usually has a medium- to coarse-grained texture. Occasionally some individual crystals are larger than the groundmass, in which case the texture is known as porphyritic. A granitic rock with a porphyritic...
, water
Water
Water is a chemical substance with the chemical formula H2O. A water molecule contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms connected by covalent bonds. Water is a liquid at ambient conditions, but it often co-exists on Earth with its solid state, ice, and gaseous state . Water also exists in a...
, and light
Light
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light has wavelength in a range from about 380 nanometres to about 740 nm, with a frequency range of about 405 THz to 790 THz...
. His sculpture often abstractly reflects forms found in nature
Nature
Nature, in the broadest sense, is equivalent to the natural world, physical world, or material world. "Nature" refers to the phenomena of the physical world, and also to life in general...
.
"By incorporating and interpreting the underlying geometry
Geometry
Geometry arose as the field of knowledge dealing with spatial relationships. Geometry was one of the two fields of pre-modern mathematics, the other being the study of numbers ....
nature is using, I walk in the tension between precise control and the sheer joy of spontaneous expression. It is the awesome power of nature and the exploration into the essence of life that fuel my passion; this is why I sculpt." -Roger Stoller
Installations
| Baja Luna | Lake Tahoe California, Magnussen Lodge | 1999 |
| Tetrahelix | Mountain View, California ALZA Corporation | 2002 |
| Tetra Con Brio | Bethesda, Maryland Strathmore Hall Arts Center | 2006 |