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Frederick Hart began to learn the skill of stonecutting in 1967 at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. By 1974, he had won the international competition and was awarded the prestigious commission to create a series of sculptures for the cathedral's main entrance. Hart's "Creation Sculptures" are so compelling that James Cooper, Founding Director of Cultural Studies, Newington-Cropsey Foundation, Hasting, New York declares, "At certain moments in history one encounters a work of art that possesses the aesthetic, contextual and moral strength to signal the start of a new era ... and the beauty to spark an American Renaissance." Through these "Creation Sculptures" at Washington National Cathedral, "Three Soldiers" at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, pioneering sculptures in clear acrylic resin and many public commissions, Hart boldly expresses his commitment to art as a celebration of beauty and the nobility of the human spirit. |
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"I believe that art has a moral responsibility that it must pursue something higher than itself. Art must be a part of life. It must be an enriching, ennobling and vital partner in the public pursuit of civilization. It should be a majestic presence in everyday life just as it was in the past." Frederick Hart: The Artist Hart is an American Master Sculptor who is steadily gaining international prominence. Hart has created some of the most important works of the last quarter century including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Three Soldiers, the Creation Sculptures at Washington National Cathedral and The Cross of the Millennium. |
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Hart has challenged the tenets of modernism by calling for a reunion of beauty morality in art. He desires to reunite art with the concerns of humanity. Hart believes this renewed vision is accomplished by reasserting the preeminence of the human figure as the fundamental element in the language the of visual arts. Essays in the book Frederick Hart, Sculptor describe the growing movement towards a renaissance in the arts. The writers question the presumptions of today's art and offer an alternative vision for the future. |
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Frederick Hart is an originator and innovator in the casting of figurative sculptures. He pioneered the process of casting clear acrylic resin in figurative form. He holds a patent on the process of embedding one acrylic resin sculpture within another. Hart's bronze work is some of the most beautifully sculpted and patinated work available today. Hart believes that sculpture, especially in his bronze work, should tell a story through line and form. That story should address beauty and the heroic possibilities of mankind. |
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