Todji Kurtzman - Contemporary Figurative Sculpture

Todji Kurtzman is a multi-media artist working in the mediums of sculpture, film and performance art.Todji is currently sculpting in a self-coined "perspectivist" style,making small scale sculptures look as if they were hundreds of feet in size. Or perhaps the sculptures are normally proportioned figures, viewed by a tiny observer. His subjects are represented with movement - physical, transcendental and social.

Todji is working towards enlarging his sculpture designs to monumental scale for outdoor installation and aspires to do large scale public and private art.

The foundation of Todji's work addresses what he considers to be fatal flaws in the western paradigm: The black and white concept of good and evil, repression of the feminine, human dominion over nature, sexuality and shame as related entities, happiness through consumption, capitalism as the hallmark of freedom, and singular religious truth.

Within his work lies a call to resurrect the ancient or displaced values of nature worship, the sacred feminine, appreciation of sex and the human body as beautiful and healthy, the symbiotic relationships of yin and yang, regenerative consumption, human rights as the hallmark of freedom, and infinite spiritual truths.

Todji currently exhibits his sculpture all over the United States, and has traveled to view art in Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Europe and Isreal.

In 1997 his animated short film Marylou was the official selection at Cannes, Sundance and Smithsonian Institution film festivals.

As an animator, Todji has produced high-end animation for clients such as ABC, AOL, Disney, ESPN, FOX, MTV, NBA, UPN, WB, and Saturday Night Live.

In 2004 he showcased his conceptual dance piece "C-41 Embedded", at Merce Cunningham Dance Studio in New York City. He has produced conceptual sculpture installations at Burning Man, and increasingly is combining his visual art with innovative performance art.

Todji holds a Bachelors degree in art from UCSB and has additionally studied at the New York Academy of Art.

To inquire about this artist, please call 212-695-4074.

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