San Francisco Art Gallery - The McLoughlin Gallery

Doug Thielscher

(b. 1964 San Franciso, California)

Now lives and works in Berkeley

Artist’s Statement

Douglas Thielscher has been sculpting since 2002.  The artist is largely self-taught and also learned the art of stone carving while working amongst the artigiani in Pietrasanta, Italy.  Thielscher’s works have an inclination toward figurative subject matter that is anchored by a strong narrative. These narratives, sometimes derived from classic literature, convey stories of human behavior, emotion and the endeavors that the viewer can identify with.  Thielscher strives to capture the moment of greatest tension within the story and does this through reducing his composition to convey only the most expressive gestures of the scene.  Thus, allowing him to better highlight the emotional intensity of the climax of a narrative.  The artist skillfully activates his material, which is static, solid and heavy, to create works that relay the softness of flesh or the lightness of fabric. 

Education

University of California, Berkeley.  BA in Urban Development

Selected Group Exhibitions

2011   No Fooling We Mean It!,  The McLoughlin Gallery

2011   SLAM Sculpture Show,  San Luis Obipso Museum of Art