Sculpture

Sohocki is known for his classic, graceful modern forms in bronze, marble, stainless steel or hardwood. Sohocki’s sophisticated work is characterized by elegant, seamless qualities evoking such images as dance, contemplation, desert canyons, the motion of water and wind, music, poetry, contrasts between the ancient and contemporary, flight and grace. He works to capture the essence of things. His showcase pieces provide a distinctive, conversation-stimulating focal point for any setting. Sohocki is a craftsman as well as an artist. He prides himself on creating superior-quality, carefully engineered sculptures which he executes in a timely and professional manner.

Sohocki began carving while working and living with the Eskimos and Athabascan Indians of Alaska over 30 years ago. He began making wooden canes and kitchen utensils. “The simplicity of one person taking a knife and a piece of wood and making something that is both useful and beautiful intrigued me.”

“T he reason I use marble and hardwoods for my originals is because I can hold all the planes and lines perfectly true in a hard material. It is more difficult to work with hard materials versus clay but they allow me to create forms that are a pleasure to touch as well as view.”

“M y abstract forms get people involved with art in a special way. Each person is encouraged to decide for him or herself what my art represents. Abstract art captures our attention and inspires our imagination.” One art critic said, “A Sohocki abstraction is a poem in stone or bronze, opening up the senses, setting off memories and associations, and suggesting more than it states.”

Sohocki has created and installed numerous monuments ranging in height from 6 to 20 feet. His bronze, “Endangered Grace,” rises twenty feet from the lake in Benson Park in Loveland , Colorado , and he became one of the few artists with two sculptures in the park with the 2004 addition of his “Contemplation” monument. His “Torso” sculpture won the prestigious National Academy of Design Lindsey Morris Memorial Award in New York City , New York .

He completed numerous public and private commissions, including designing and creating fine art trophies for the 1999 World Cup Alpine Ski Championships in Vail, Colorado – “The Edge” was presented to the top six racers for each of the ten World Championship events. He has also designed and created the fine art sculptures presented to the winners of the Winter Guard International Performance competition.

Sohocki has lectured on and taught sculpture in the United States as well as abroad ( Havana , Cuba ; Cairo , Egypt ). His students have included professional artists, graduate students, and inner-city children. He holds a Master’s Degree from Cornell University and a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Michigan .

Some of the prestigious national shows that have exhibited and awarded his sculptures are: Allied Artists of America, National Academy of Design, Audubon Artists, North American Sculpture Exhibition, Instituto Superior de Arte, both the Kennedy and Denver Centers for the Performing Arts, The Cleveland Art Museum, Marmol Sol VI International Sculpture Symposium, Sculpture in the Park, the Cherry Creek and Milwaukee Art Festivals and the Springfield Museum of Fine Arts. Sohocki is a member of the Allied Artists of America and the North American Sculpture Society.

Sohocki’s sculptures are in numerous public and private collections such as: Titan Investments, Qwest, Pinnacol Assurance, Pierce Hamilton, Microsoft, Michigan Bell, Loveland Medical Center, General Motors, Ernst and Young, The Communique Group, Cleveland Trust, Havana, Cuba, Cayo Largo, Cuba, City of Loveland, Colorado, City of Littleton, Colorado, City of Hamilton, Ohio, City of Grand Junction, Colorado, City of Greeley, Colorado, City of Denver, Colorado, City of Boulder, Colorado, Central Missouri State University. His work has been shown in prestigious galleries from coast to coast.