Carroll Todd is celebrated for whimsical bronze sculptures that are formally sophisticated but never solemn. His practice explores form and movement with an effortless and graceful quality rarely seen in metalwork. Encouraged to play, explore, and build in his childhood, his appreciation for creative construction was established at a young age. Drawing influence from modernist design, his representations of animals and natural elements range from quite literal to total abstraction, and at times fall somewhere in between. Todd’s process begins with a sketch; once established on paper, it evolves into a small maquette to engineer the bends and folds that the bronze assumes on a larger scale. He then cuts, rolls, bends, forms and welds the sheet bronze. Finally, he applies patinas and wax to achieve a highly finished, elegant surface. From monumental to miniature in size, each work is enhanced and altered by the effects of light, shadow and scale of its setting.​

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Represented Regionally by David Lusk Gallery | Memphis & Nashville TN

gallery@davidluskgallery.com

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Carroll Todd is a native Memphian with a BFA from Memphis College of Art and an MFA Cornell University. Todd has featured in exhibitions locally and nationally since the 1970's, with works included in private and corporate collections.He has exhibited in New York, Chicago, California, and Tennessee. His work is in the collections of Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock; Autozone Inc, Memphis; Design Network, St Louis; General Electric, Rockefeller Center, New York;Little Rock National Airport, Little Rock; Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis; Miniature Museum of Contemporary Art, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Mobium/Graphic Management Corporation, Chicago, and Tudor Investment Company, New York. 

 

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The forms of Brancusi, the elegance of Henry Moore, and the materials of Noguchi move me.  My work is inspired by and is a reinterpretation of the world around us. Nature, objects we live with, and wildlife are themes to which I always return. I love designing on paper, drawing a form over and over until it is refined. Then, I love to construct that form in bronze. Dancing chairs, stylized animals, and simple landscapes give me great joy.