Jim Gallucci: www.jimgalluccisculptor.com
Jim Gallucci, a graduate of LeMoyne College (BA, English 1973) and Syracuse University (BFA, Art 1974 and MFA, Sculpture 1976), has been a sculptor for over 30 years. He has worked as an art instructor at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of Alabama at Huntsville. He was also an Exhibit Designer for the North Carolina Zoological Park in Asheboro, NC.
As a full time designing and fabricating sculptor in his Greensboro studio, Jim and his staff of 6 work on pieces commissioned for public, corporate, and residential spaces around the country.
This includes:
• Sculptures at the Pier Walk Sculpture Show in Chicago, IL, where the world’s largest outdoor sculpture show takes place on the Navy Pier.
• World Expo 88 in Brisbane, Australia and
• 7th Henry Moore Grand Prize Exhibition at the Utsukushi-ga-hara Open-Air Museum, Hakone, Japan UBE Japan
• Diploma of Nomination from the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Jim’s most recent sculptures have utilized the element of doors and gateways. Throughout the history of Western Civilization, gates have been found as not only utilitarian architectural elements, but as symbols in art and literature. This symbolism arises from the paradox that the gate inherently possesses. A gate may be opened or closed; a way of passage or obstruction; a means of confinement or release. And today, the symbol of a gate is used to describe a computer chip at work, storing and releasing bytes of information.
These gates often involve interaction. In Raleigh, NC, Jim designed a 62’ long gate for Exploris (a children’s interactive global awareness museum) called the “Whisper Gates”. This functional gate uses the theme of communicating with the world using sound tubes to wind throughout the structure, creating a lyrical interpretation of the world. Children of all ages can whisper messages through the gate. This interaction of discovery and communication brings the global experience to everyone. These whisper gates have given way to whisper benches which can also be found in Jim’s collection.
Cattail Gate (1998) Jim Gallucci Steel and Brass Sponsored by Donald Morrison as a living memorial to his wife, Cynthia D. Morrison
Hummingbird Garden (1996) Jim Gallucci Painted Steel Sponsored by Emily B. Ettinger in memory of her husband, Richard E. Ettinger
Courtesy of:
Artist photo and info: www.jimgalluccisculptor.com
Zoo and animal photos and info: The North Carolina Zoo, Tamara Hill
