• Gib Singleton

    1935-2014

     "I think 500 years from now, art historians will talk about Gib like they talk today about Rembrandt, Van Gogh, or Michelangelo.” - Paul Zueger 


    The leading bronze sculptor of the late 20th and early 21st Century

     

  • The Vatican Connection

    The "bowed cross" that he developed caught the eye of Pope John Paul II who in turn asked to have the piece attached atop his crozier

    After high school Gib served a hitch in the US Army, put himself through college, earned a scholarship to the Chicago Art Institute, then won a Fulbright Fellowship to restore Renaissance art in Europe. Jacqueline Kennedy requested him as the US representative artist to assist with the restoration of flood damaged art in Florence. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence, and was later recruited by the Vatican Workshop. After being working in the Vatican Workshop, he assisted in the restoration of Michelangelo’s Pieta, when it was vandalized in 1972.

     

    Despite his many years of producing western art, Singleton is, perhaps, better known for his religious works. The "bowed cross" that he developed while still a young boy in Missouri is featured in many of his works, it caught the eye of Pope John Paul II who in turn asked to have the piece attached atop his crozier. This crozier was then passed to Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. In addition, one of Singleton's crosses resides near the Shroud of Turin.

     

     

    The Vatican Connection, The 'bowed cross' that he developed caught the eye of Pope John Paul II who in turn...

  • Emotional Realism

    As his unique style of sculpture developed, Gib coined a new term to describe it — ‘Emotional Realism’.
  • 'Emotional Realism'
    'Emotional Realism'

    I got the idea of Emotional Realism when I was visiting a museum,’ Gib said. ‘I saw art that touched me deeply, and I realized that the emotions I felt were just as real as that piece I saw hanging on the wall. I think the ability to connect with the viewer on that emotional level determines the success of art, or music or literature.’

     

    While living in the Northeast, Gib visited the Frederic Remington Art Museum and was struck by the power of the artist’s work and of the landscapes they represented. ‘I knew right then I had to go out West,’ he said. ‘I decided to move to Santa Fe and do Western art.’

     

    While his fascination with the West led to the creation of such well known pieces as ‘Texas Ranger’, ‘Black Jack Ketchum’ and ‘Santa Fe Trail’, Gib never lost his love of Biblical and devotional art. In fact, he contended there’s really no difference between the two.

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  • Wild West

    Series by Gib Singleton
    • Gib Singleton, Brahma Rider
      Gib Singleton, Brahma Rider
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    • Gib Singleton, I'm Your Huckleberry
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    • Gib Singleton, Bison
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    • Gib Singleton, Eagle Dancer 3
      Gib Singleton, Eagle Dancer 3
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    • Gib Singleton, Easy Rider
      Gib Singleton, Easy Rider
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    • Gib Singleton, Mr. Bojangles
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    • Gib Singleton, Last Call at the Palace
      Gib Singleton, Last Call at the Palace
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    • Gib Singleton, Geronimo
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  • Transitional

    Series by Gib Singleton
    • Gib Singleton, Acrobat
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    • Gib Singleton, Abstract Bull
      Gib Singleton, Abstract Bull
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    • Gib Singleton, Dali's Angel
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    • Gib Singleton, Love Link
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    • Gib Singleton, Olympian
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    • Gib Singleton, Seated Woman
      Gib Singleton, Seated Woman
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  • Religious

    Series by Gib Singleton

  • Iconic Western & Biblical Bronze Sculptor