Paul Evans' work can be recognized by the aesthetic brutality of the furniture he brings to life.
Until his death in 1987, his work revolved around the metals he fused - gold, copper, pewter, silver - as well as high-reliefs with abstract motifs that he welded to massive forms, imposing their presence in space.
This American designer and sculptor, born in 1931, first studied metalworking at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. He was part of the American Studio Furniture movement, created in reaction to mass production. His career went through different periods. He moved from sculpted bronze pieces to an "Argente" line in the 1970s, in which aluminum plays a dominant role, welded to organically shaped metal surfaces. At the end of his career, his sensibility became more "hi-tech", as he integrated electronic elements into his creations.
