Brian Goldbloom is an artist specializing in large-scale site-specific artworks for public spaces, as well as freestanding sculpture and unique functional work of both large and small scales. Since 1977, he has completed many projects for public and private clients, working from his studio in the shadow of Mount St. Helens in rural Washington state. One of the marks of Goldbloom’s work is his fusion of natural stone into the built environment, often in unexpected ways. Frequently fitted seamlessly into the architectural context, his work invites viewers to become active participants in the spaces they use.

With many years of working with stone, Goldbloom is best known as a maker of site-specific constructions for exterior public spaces in granite and other durable stone. He produces the overwhelming majority of his work with his own hands, and personally oversees every step of each commission through installation. Accomplished in a wide array of approaches to the use of stone, he utilizes techniques from contemporary to primitive. Skill with stone joinery makes his work fit naturally into architectural contexts, with unlimited potential for architectural details, furniture, fixtures, etc. Goldbloom is also experienced in design and fabrication of a broad range of materials, including metals, wood and concrete, and often combines stone with other materials and features, such as light and water.

One of the magic parts of art in its purest form - Fine Art with a capital “f” - is that there are no controls or impediments as to what can or cannot be created, short of the laws of physics.  Public art, on the other hand, most frequently takes place within a complex set of regulatory structure and limitations, such that an artist working in that world must work inside a box at the same time they are thinking outside of it.  For decades, the artist has collaborated on a regular basis with design teams, architects, clients, and fellow artists, always focused on the final project’s integrity. In the course of his career, he has worked extensively with arts administrators, arts commissions, citizen groups, engineers, risk managers, building contractors, building officials, and public works departments.

Goldbloom is known for his ability to identify art opportunities in the oft-constricted confines of built environments, and to create responses with individual approaches to each project, with results ranging from narrative carvings to the purely experiential.  His work examples include freestanding sculptures, paving treatments, artist-made building parts, landscapes, water features and furniture. Goldbloom embraces public interaction with his finished work.



Brian Goldbloom, Amboy WA, (360) 606-6387, t_rubblemaker@hotmail.com