47 Brook Street
Newfane, Vermont 05345
802 365-7744
jflorsch@verizon.net
jamesflorschutz.com

James Florschutz employs elements of nature and industry as a stimulus for conceptual manipulation. He uses wood and stone, often combined with post-industrial materials, to make sculptures that create a dialogue with nature and our society.

In using discarded materials (by-products) from our society and culture James investigates the ubiquity of sites, excavations and mapping. He believes that these by-products have their own language and memories and that each material offers its own resistance. James states " I attempt to unite these diverse materials to reveal insights into society's impact on the environment."

 New England College Gallery Director, Jan Hodges, had this to say about Florschutz’s  work. "There is an honesty about the way he uses his materials in both his sculptures and works on paper. He uses space like a medium. Whether designing an installation sculpture for a specific gallery space or creating a sculpture or drawing, he is sensitive to the fact that the negative space between pieces of wood, or marks on paper, are a lyrical and necessary part of the whole."

The work of James Florschutz have been exhibited in solo and group shows nation wide and at many universities and colleges throughout the United States. In addition, his work is in many private and corporate collections and he has been awarded several private and public commissions.

James was born in Harrisburg, PA and received a BFA degree from Florida International University.

"Bookworm 1"
22"x 8"x 4", steel, ceramic, book, 2005

"Censored"
13"x 7"x 7", book,steel,concrete,twine, 2005

'Deforestation Series Millpond #1"
13"x 47"x 5", knotweed, 2005

"Site I"
slate and plantings, 11 feet x 12 feet, 2004

"The World Between"
75"x 52"x 13", Ash, Walnut and wooden stakes
2005

"The World In Between"
51"x 99"x 12", wooden stakes, cedar,
mixed media, 2005