Brad Howe: A Dance of Atoms

This expansive volume follows key themes that Brad Howe has consistently explored throughout his career. His imagery plays off juxtapositions, contradictions, and coincidences. In this book, a woven tapestry emerges of HoweÆs work over time, reflecting ever-present spatial questions and thematic explorations.

Brad Howe, born 1959 in Riverside, California, started his career in Brazil, after studying history in SÒo Paulo. Recognized as a leading contemporary California artist and sculptor, he is best known for his large-scale public and private works, employing rigid materials, stainless steel and aluminum, animated by his vibrant color and challenging structural solutions. HoweÆs exuberant and pervasive work is grounded in a unique thought-provoking vision and philosophy. From the start, Howe has always taken his calling as an abstract artist, seeking poetry and unpredictable formulations. The interplay of his lyrical shapes and use of color are his signature characteristic. Sometimes his mood i