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About the Artist Working out of his studio in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, some of the signature aspects of Terry Kaufenberg’s sculptures are the tactile contrasts between highly polished and rough, raw stone surfaces. He often uses very challenging local or imported stone: steatite, alabaster, marble and granite, as well as limestone, chlorite, brucite and sandstone. The bases on which the pieces are secured are part of the sculpture. In them, Terry uses exotic hard woods, concrete, stone, and metal – warm, and cool elements sometimes inlaid into each other, to reflect, support, and continue the sculpture down to ground level. In 1972, Terry Kaufenberg was first introduced to sculpting in his high school art classes. He simultaneously embarked on his music career, playing saxophone in bands, and would often take small sculptures in progress along on road trips. He would sculpt in hotel rooms or in vans traveling between shows. He formalized his training in his twenties, graduating in Fine Arts from Douglas College and aquiring a degree in music from UBC. He then embarked on a self-study program, learning all he could about early 20th century sculptors. Some of his influences include Alexander Archipenko, Constantin Brancusi, Jean Arp, and Henry Moore. Terry has taken his expertise in jazz and classical musicianship into concrete form. Carving and music come together in his stone interpretations of musical instruments, producing a harmony between natural elements in the comtemporary sculpted image. He has also explored the structures of abstract form and the intricacies of realistic wildlife subjects. Some of his works are available as limited editions in bronze or Forton (FMG). Terry’s sculptures have been acquired for both private and corporate collections across Canada, the United States, Japan, and Australia.