Jon Seeman
Profile of an Artist

As an artist, Jon Seeman is an architect of his own visual mind. Through his dynamic compositions he connects us to a conscious feeling of balanced motion and the subconscious sense of energy suspended in space. His engaging gravity defying sculptures draw in the viewer like an unfolding drama. Jon Seeman puts us in touch with our own creative spirits. He sculpts in a way that challenges us to explore our personal ideas of a pliable universe suspended from the laws of nature.

Born in 1951, Jon Seeman grew up in the art colony of Laguna Beach, California. He incredibly built his first welded steel sculpture at the age of sixteen. His artistic talent was encouraged by his father, an engineer, and his brother who is an artist. All of Jon Seeman's life in art experiences have shaped his vision of abstract sculpture.

"Painters of the early modern art movement have been the inspiration for my use of bold geometric shapes. In a painting, the two dimensional visual image is everything. In sculpture, the physical dynamics establish a connection and presence with the viewer."

In the seventies, during a summer break from college, he toured the galleries of Manhattan. He was drawn to the diversity of art and seemingly unbound creativity. Taking residence in a New York apartment, he apprenticed with several artisans. After two years of assimilating the necessary skills, he relocated back to Laguna Beach to continue his art studies and establish his own studio. Jon Seeman went to work transforming his conceptual design sketches into reality.

His unique designs required inventing a new approach to construction. He devised a special steel cutting method so that each individual form could be precisely cut and welded together. Internal struts, as used in aircraft wings, were utilized for reinforcement. Then using a chain hoist the forms were arranged into their composition and welded together. He generated sculpture with a dynamic interplay of forms capturing the essence of motion, tension, and balance. His first exhibition was an unqualified success which led to commissions from Hollywood's entertainment industry and subsequent orders from across the country.

"What motivates me is the excitement of the creative process, from that spark of an idea to the challenges of construction."

Today, Jon Seeman's highly acclaimed art is in private collections worldwide. His art can be seen in galleries, museum exhibitions, as well as corporate and public sites across the nation.