About Andrew Rostolder

A work of art is a bridge that spans the gap between the real and the ideal.

My work is created from found objects and musical instruments that I weld into imaginative, whimsical yet figurative sculptures. My thematic inspirations can be derived from myth, music, nature or an interpretation of the observable. The primary parts are from automobiles, motorcycles, tools, machines and rebar: the everyday objects that are part of our lives yet often unobserved. They then become transformed into works of art.

Although my background consists of no formal art school training, I have used life and my surroundings as my study. Thus, my work falls into the category known as outsider art ("art brut").

I have exhibited my work throughout the United States and my work has been collected extensively both here and abroad.

Membership (previous):
The Salmagundi Club, New York City
The Suffolk County Artist League

Exhibitions:
Supervisor for the Washington Square Outdoors Art Exhibit, Greenwich Village, NYC
Coconut Grove Art Festival, Coconut Grove, FL
Winter Park Art Festival, Winter Park, FL
Virginia Beach Art Festival, Virginia Beach, VA
Mystic Art Show, Mystic, CT
The Purple Gallery, New Rochelle, NY

Membership:
Ridgewood Art Council, Ridgewood, NJ

Gallery Representations:
Piermont Fine Arts Gallery, Piermont, NY
Train Station Gallery, West Stockbridge, MA

I invite you into the garden of my dreams through my work. I believe it is possible to see a revealing picture of the garden and to smell the fragrant aroma of the flowers without having a botanical knowledge or scientific insight as to the nature of the composition.