About Michael Brewster
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Artist Profile
Michael Brewster was an American artist who originated the term "acoustic sculpture," which he coined in 1970 to describe his life-long investigation into making sculpture with sound. PERSONAL 1946: 8.15 Born: Eugene, Oregon 1950-1964 Resided: Brazil 2016: 6.19 Deceased: Los Angeles, California Spoke, read and wrote fluent Portuguese and Spanish, read basic French and Italian EDUCATION 1968-1970 Claremont Graduate School, MFA Sculpture, Claremont, California 1964-1968 Pomona College, BA Sculpture, Claremont, California 1960-1964 São Paulo Graded School, Diploma, High School, São Paulo, Brazil AWARDS 1996: Jun Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Dept., Individual Artist Grant 1990: Oct National Endowment for the Arts, Artist's Fellowship Grant 1988: Apr J. S. Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, Fellowship 1984: Oct National Endowment for the Arts, Artist's Fellowship Grant 1978: Oct National Endowment for the Arts, Artist's Fellowship Grant 1976: Oct National Endowment for the Arts, Artist's Fellowship Grant |
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Acoustic Sculpture
For the past 40 years, Michael Brewster pushed the perceptual boundaries of the sculptural experience. Throughout his career, he advocated the notion that sculpture is an inner as well as a visceral awareness that evokes sensations in mind and body. |
