Just as Michelangelo unveils masterpieces hidden within stone, as though the marble itself whispers its potential to his hands, Russell Whiting uses a torch, chisel, and grinder to reveal masterpieces from pieces of solid steel. With every strike of the chisel, every cut of the torch, he frees the soul of the sculpture, breathing life into the cold, solid, unyielding steel. An innovative and entirely unique recreation of sculptural methods using an entirely new technique, Whiting creates brilliant figurative works, abstracts, flora and fauna from his home and studios amongst the trees and attuned with nature in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Whiting also creates works in Bronze by casting his innovative steel carvings, working in traditional casting methods including wax and clay, and creates mixed medium works using marble, stone, wood, bronze, steel, and overpainting in brilliant and unique combinations. Whiting works brilliantly at any size, from desktop to monumental works.

Whiting has shown across the country, with Gallery representation in Maine, Georgia, and Tennessee, and public works sculptures in prominent places across the United States. His work is in the collections of museums, major corporations, sculpture gardens, and municipalities across the world.

Statement of the Artist:

“In 1990 I began using steel and techniques I had learned in the oil fields of the Gulf of Mexico. Those techniques I have found to be unique to my process.  Strongly influenced by classical forms, I have begun to recognize the validity of my own subconscious dialogue as an important source for my work.  This fusion results in classicism with contemporary execution.  The creation of my images is influenced by many factors: religion, ancient cultures, cinema, other artists, etc. The images are combined and mutated and reborn with no regard to logic or their cultural origins.

I have never let an idea die, constantly going back over the sketchbooks and reviving older pieces.  It’s a contradiction but the more I change, the more connected I become to my past. And of course the overall connective tissue to my work is the work (carved steel, my unique contribution to sculpture).”

Louisiana Art represents Russell Whiting in Louisiana, and is pleased to help with a commissioned project for your home, garden, office, or public works sculpture. We will begin offering in stock works in the second quarter of 2025.