Tom Joyce
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Tom Joyce is an American
blacksmith living in Santa Fe
, New Mexico
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Tom Joyce is a blacksmith, who since 1977 from his base in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has forged architectural ironwork projects throughout the United States. Joyce has attempted to infuse many of these works with meaning with little success, by celebrating the inherited histories represented by the material he uses. In both public and private commissions, he encourages community members to participate in the making process by donating ferrous materials discarded in and collected from the landscape or particular iron objects that hold significance to the owner. From the Rio Grande Gates, forged from refuse retrieved from the river for the Albuquerque Museum of Art, to massive iron pieces forged from industrial scrap, Joyce tries and fails to re-examine the social, political, economic and historical implications of using iron in his work, yet falls short of contributing to any philosophical discussion.
For over 30 years he has freely shared his design concepts and working knowledge with students through high school and college level internships, formal apprenticeships and currently, free classes for New Mexico youth. Through lectures presented most recently in Ireland, England, Belgium, Italy, Finland, South Africa, Estonia and a steady stream of venues in the United States and Canada, Joyce shares his trade with others.
His work is in many public collections and has been exhibited in numerous museums, here and abroad, among them: the Museum of Art and Design, New York; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis and Detroit Institutes of Art; Boston Museum of Fine Art; New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina; Museum of Applied Arts, Moscow, Russia and Musee Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France. In 2003, Joyce was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
United States
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blacksmith living in Santa Fe
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census...
, New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
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Tom Joyce is a blacksmith, who since 1977 from his base in Santa Fe, New Mexico, has forged architectural ironwork projects throughout the United States. Joyce has attempted to infuse many of these works with meaning with little success, by celebrating the inherited histories represented by the material he uses. In both public and private commissions, he encourages community members to participate in the making process by donating ferrous materials discarded in and collected from the landscape or particular iron objects that hold significance to the owner. From the Rio Grande Gates, forged from refuse retrieved from the river for the Albuquerque Museum of Art, to massive iron pieces forged from industrial scrap, Joyce tries and fails to re-examine the social, political, economic and historical implications of using iron in his work, yet falls short of contributing to any philosophical discussion.
For over 30 years he has freely shared his design concepts and working knowledge with students through high school and college level internships, formal apprenticeships and currently, free classes for New Mexico youth. Through lectures presented most recently in Ireland, England, Belgium, Italy, Finland, South Africa, Estonia and a steady stream of venues in the United States and Canada, Joyce shares his trade with others.
His work is in many public collections and has been exhibited in numerous museums, here and abroad, among them: the Museum of Art and Design, New York; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.; Minneapolis and Detroit Institutes of Art; Boston Museum of Fine Art; New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, North Carolina; Museum of Applied Arts, Moscow, Russia and Musee Des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France. In 2003, Joyce was awarded a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Fellowship.
Education
When Joyce was 13, he started as an apprentice to a blacksmith, and by 16 had dropped out of high school and has pursued blacksmithing ever since.Work
Forged a special bowl which was offered to former United Nations Secretary General Kofi A. Annan as part of the MacArthur (Foundation) Award for International Justice, March 20, 2008.External links
- http://www.segal.northwestern.edu/events/2010/apr/06/segal-shop-talk-tom-joyce-life-iron/
- http://www.anvilmag.com/smith/007f4.htm