
2016 72" x 120 x 5 bronze, glass, ceramic, steel with Alexa Healey available

2015 45" x 54 x 27 bronze commissioned by Kirsten & Greg Norman

2016 14” x 30 x 5 Glass, bronze, steel, 23K gold leaf

13" x 8 x 8 2016 bronze, steel, bone, granite

2012 78" x 51 x 51 bronze, steel, porcelain commissioned for the Ralph Ellison Library

1996 48" x 168 x 96 bronze edition of 6
in the collection of Barbie Benton & George Gradow.

2013 12" x 12 x 12 steel, bronze

1999 35" x 123 x 73 bronze edition of 6
one casting may be available on the secondary market

1987 21" x 17 x 22 cast iron, enamel
in the collection of the Kohler Co.
David Phelps is an award-winning, internationally collected sculptor exploring the deep connections between humanity and the notion of place and landscape.
Phelps' strikingly alive images reflect the vibrancy of expansive spaces, and graciously challenge viewers on a multitude of levels, evoking introspection, contemplation and meaningful meditation.
Phelps is known for monumental contemporary figurative artwork in bronze, cast concrete and fabricated steel. He also creates small and medium sized sculptures as unique pieces and in limited bronze editions
One highly visible public art commission is the Desert Wildlife series permanently installed in Gate D of the McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada. The large scale installation depicts five giant desert animals native to the surrounding desert. The surface of each sculpture looks like dry cracked mud; evocative of the desert environment.
Many of the sculptures (some call them statues) created by Phelps appear to be partly submerged or emerging from the ground. This somewhat surreal aspect of the image invokes Phelps' early years on the Roberts Island farm in the California delta.
Phelps' art is represented in private and public collections around the world.
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“I grew up on a farm in the central valley of California where the fields became an extension of oneself.
I continue to live in the wide open spaces of Oklahoma where my sculptural images expand to include their environments as part of the aesthetic experience”.
— David L Phelps