Brian Rust

Brian Rust is a Professor of Art at ASU. He is a sculptor of large-scaled sculpture and temporary installations as well as doing extensive work with drawing and collage. Brian was born and raised in Washington state. He received a B.F.A. from the University of Washington in Seattle and his M.F.A. from the University of California in Berkeley. Brian presently teaches foundation and upper division sculpture classes at Augusta State University.

Brian has exhibited his site-specific sculpture and installation work in venues throughout the United States including the Henry Lay Sculpture Park in Louisiana, Missouri; the South Carolina Botanical Garden in Clemson, South Carolina; Stone Quarry Hill Art Park in Cazenovia, New York; Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan; the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee; and the Mid-Columbia Arts Center in Kennewick, Washington. He also completed a sculpture commission for the Atlanta University Center in 1996 which was sponsored by the Corporation for Olympic Development. Other artistic activity includes participating in the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in Woodside, California, being a resident artist at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia, and at the Connemara Nature Conservancy in Dallas, Texas.

In addition to his sculpture, Brian exhibits his collage drawings regionally and nationally and is currently represented by the Mary Pauline Gallery in Augusta, Georgia.

Persistant Memory , 2004
wood, aluminum and stone sculpture
48 X 12 X 10 inches

Terra Mudra , 2003
wood, steel and paint sculpture
66 X 42 X 24 inches

Fragile Balance , 2007
wood, steel, clay, paint and bone
76 X 24 X 6 inches

Ghost (of the 20th Century) , 2005
Mixed Media on Paper
22 X 30 inches
Growth and Decay , 2005
Mixed Media on Paper (mounted on slate) 42 X 30 inches

Untitled - Magnolia Pod , 2006
Mixed Media on Paper
40 X 30 inches

 

For more example of Brian's sculpture and drawings please visit:
Brian Rust's Homepage
Mary Pauline Gallery
South Carolina Botanical Garden