Sculptor Philip Grausman's early work focused on natural forms representing buds and seeds, and this exploration led him to the underlying structure and form of the human head. His monumental heads of fiberglass display a subtle hand, and the lack of detail makes a stunning presentation. He also continues to create reductivist portraits at normal scale, experimenting with various metals with matte finishes to accomplish his vision.
In 1959, Grausman studied with Jose de Creeft at the Art Students League in New York City, NY and earned a MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. He has received numerous awards, including the Rome Prize in Sculpture, a Ford Foundation Purchase Award, and grants from the National Institute of Arts and Letters and The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation among others.
Grausman has also contributed to the Art in Embassies Program through the United States State Department in Washington, D.C. He is currently Critic of Architectural Drawing, Graduate School of Architecture at Yale University.
