Lawrence Braun
Lawrence Braun
106 South Monroe Ave
Loveland, CO 80537-6433
USA
Tel: 1-970-667-8098
Working in cast bronze, stainless
steel and resin, sculptor, Larry Braun has focused most of his artwork over the
past three decades on subjects from the world of auto sports. In his sculpture,
he blends his enthusiasm for fast, beautiful, significant automobiles with his
sensitivity for the human figure and his interest in interpreting man’s
intimate relationship with technology. His style is best described as a
blending of realism and impressionism; combining precisely rendered mechanical
elements with fluid and dynamic organic forms.
Raised near Denver,
Colorado Larry credits his parents, architect, Robert Braun and Helen, with
cultivating an early appreciation of the arts and inspiring a healthy respect
for hard work, craftsman-ship and aesthetics. He trained as a sculptor through
two years of art study at Colorado State University and apprenticeships in
Florida and Colorado.In 1972 he established his own studio
in the burgeoning arts community of Loveland, Colorado and began working in
earnest on his own sculpture. During this early period, Larry worked primarily
with wildlife subjects, but, his interest in sports and racing cars led him to
acquire a rare Glöckler-Porsche racer. Research into this car and early
Porsche history led eventually to his first auto sport inspired piece,
Trackside Diagnosis, in 1978. Soon, the majority of Brauns professional efforts
were dedicated to sculpture based on auto sports subjects. In 1985, Larry
became a charter member of the Automotive Fine Arts Society and, today, serves
on the organizations Board of Directors.
He continues to produce his
sculpture in Loveland where his studio and gallery occupy a century old,
historic, property that once served as the public hospital. Loveland is widely
recognized for its artists, art foundries and public sculpture. Committed to
giving back to his community, Larry is an active member on the Board of
Directors of the Loveland High Plains Arts Council, which stages Sculpture In
The Park each August, the largest juried outdoor sculpture show in the United
States.
Brauns designs have earned him numerous, prestigious awards
including: the AFAS Peter Helck Award, the Meadow Brook Raymond E. Holland
Award, and the Society of Animal Artists Award of Merit. Braun sculptures are
included in many private, public and corporate collections including: Benson
Sculpture Garden (Loveland, Colorado), the Blackhawk Museum, (Danville,
California), DaimlerChrysler Services AG (Berlin, Germany), Don Garlits Museum
of Drag Racing (Ocala Florida), the Keller Collection at the Pyramids
(Petaluma, California), the Matsuda Collection (Hakone, Japan), Mercedes-Benz
USA LLC, (Montvale, New Jersey), Mercedes-Benz Dealerships across the USA, the
NHRA Museum (Pomona, California), and Porsche AG (Stuttgart, Germany).