Roy Staab

My Mont St. Michel on the Mississippi

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LADY OAK opening day at Saunder's Farm, Garrison, New York Sept 3rd

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reclining hour

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MEANDERING MOMENT

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PROSPERITY in snow on ice

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Force of Nature on the AmericanCraft Magazine blog. Nov.2010

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WEB EXCLUSIVE

Force of Nature

BY JOYCE LOVELACE

It takes a passionate vision to make art that is ambitious in concept and scale, meticulously engineered and handcrafted, and fully intended to be destroyed by the elements.
For over 30 years Roy Staab has been a master of the ephemeral, turning natural materials (reeds, branches, bamboo) into captivating environmental sculptures at outdoor sites in the U.S., Europe, Asia and South America. "Four Seasons/Four Corners," a touring retrospective show that documents Staab's career in photos and drawings, is at the Foster Gallery of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire through October 28.
To mark the occasion, Staab did a project on the UW campus called Eau Claire Currents. He and a group of students bundled weeds into eight Y-shaped lines, attaching a log to the end of each one. The lines were then suspended from a footbridge, so that they float in ethereal patterns on the Chippewa River like an animated drawing; when the water is low, they lie in formation on a sandbar. Already some of the logs have come loose and drifted downriver, which is fine with Staab. In fact, it's the very point, illustrating the fragile, transitory beauty of life.
"Nothing is permanent," he says. "It could go down to one ...

Eau Claire Currents

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CROSSED CANTENARY

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SUSPENDED BETWEEN THE LIVING AND THE DEAD

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Anise Arch Above Barcelona

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INVASIVE SPECIES after the first rain

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INVASIVE SPECIES I

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'X' Intertwining

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video of retrospective at INOVA

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INOVA DRAGON

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ENERGY CENTER

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BIG ROUND

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SPRING HASU

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NATURE BELLE - set free

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BERCEAU BORÉAL

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WHITE FISH RING

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EMERGENCE of Moors Monitor

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OSAKA art university installation 1996

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SHIMANE

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retrospective Four Seasons/Four Corners at UW-Eau Claire

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RETROSPECTIVE four seasons/four corners at UW-Eau Claire from Roy Staab on Vimeo.

Ephemeral Installations 1989-2009

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