Lot #71: 2 Abstract Plaster Sculptures By Paul Selinger

In 1958, Paul completed his undergraduate studies at U.C. Berkeley with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, then followed with a Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from the San Francisco Art Institute. Shortly after completing his master's degree, he traveled to South Korea and began his lifelong love affair with Asia, living in Korea, then Hong Kong, for the next ten years. Paul returned to Asia, throughout his life, many times. Among his world travel adventures, he counted the privilege of working in the Forbidden City, Beijing, and his 2002 horseback trek into the remote mountains of Mongolia with local nomads and old China hands as his favorites. In the late 1960s, Paul taught sculpture at the University of Hong Kong and became an internationally recognized artist in 1969, when he created massive public sculpture installations and designed and built a playground filled with abstract sculptures -- believed to be the first of its kind in Southeast Asia -- in Hong Kong's Shek Lei resettlement estate. After returning to the U.S. he continued to work in metal, plastic, wood, and other media, producing small pieces for homes and gardens, and large pieces for public display. Always a dedicated father, Paul took a 17-year hiatus from sculpture to raise his family, returning to sculpture and writing in the late 1980s when he moved to Inverness.
Condition: Pre-owned like new condition
Measurements: Largest item: 17" H x 15" W