Kinetic Sculpture by Henry Philippe Loustau

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An unusual hand carved bed by the noted and accomplished artist Henry Philippe Loustau. We contacted the artist and he … Read more An unusual hand carved bed by the noted and accomplished artist Henry Philippe Loustau. We contacted the artist and he was commissioned to do this piece in 1993. He has had had major commissions throughout the Northeast and a brief bio follows from his website:

Henry Loustau was born in West Virginia and grew up on a farm. Animals, rugged landscapes, tools and mechanical devices were a staple of his childhood. He studied fine art at Phillips Exeter Academy, Dartmouth College, Sir John Cass School of Art (London), and the University of Illinois. Loustau has taught art at colleges in Alabama, Delaware and Pennsylvania. Currently, he is on the faculty at West Chester University where he teaches drawing, painting and three-dimensional design. His wide range of interests have led to commissions for portraits, magazine covers, kinetic sculptures, set designs for theater, and exotic garden sculptures. His work is in numerous private, corporate, and museum collections.

HENRY PHILIPPE LOUSTAU

EDUCATION
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL, MFA, 1984 (painting and drawing)
Sir John Cass School of Art, London, 1979-80 (anatomy, drawing, sculpture)
James B. Reynolds Fellowship for study abroad. Awarded by Dartmouth College. 1979 Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, BA, 1978 (visual studies
The Robert L. Read Prize for Fine Arts, Dartmouth College
The Friends of Dartmouth Library Prize – Art of the Book
The Adelbert Ames, Jr. Fine Arts Award
Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH, 1974

EMPLOYMENT
Associate Professor of Art, West Chester University, West Chester, PA.

CURRENT PROJECTS
The New Castle County Courthouse, Wilmington, DE. A "Non-garden Garden"
The Please Touch Museum, Philadelphia, PA. Interactive kinetic sculpture

MAJOR COMMISSIONS
The Roosevelt Institute, Hyde Park, NY. Kinetic sculpture
The Strong Museum, Rochester, NY. Interactive kinetic sculpture
The Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA.
Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
Avon Grove Library, West Grove, PA
Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
Ocean County Library, Toms River, NJ
The Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Astra-Zeneca Corporation, Wilmington, DE.
Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, DE

COMPETITIONS
Pittsburgh Children’s Museum, National competition, 2002, Project completed.
New Castle County Courthouse, National competition, 2005, Finalist.
Girard Avenue Bridge, Regional Competition, 2004, Finalist.
Septa, Percent for the Arts Competition, 2003, Finalist.
Patco, Percent for the Arts Competition, 2002, Finalist

Please note the dimensions below do not include the wings. See less