Christopher Poehlmann has been called many names: Artist, Designer, Sculptor, Craftsman. This ambiguity both flatters and reaffirms Christopher, for he sees his work sitting somewhere between Fine Art and Design. Working mostly in metal, along with a wide variety of other materials including fine woods and glass, Poehlmann gives lyrical expression to our most common everyday objects: tables, chairs, clocks and lamps.

The sheer scale of Poehlmann's one-of-a-kind works of art can make you salivate. His grandfather clocks, easily the most favorite among American collectors, range from six feet to over eight feet in height. These towering aluminum and steel timepieces have an amazing presence. If time had a choice, it would choose the grand stateliness of a Christopher Poehlmann clock. As sculpture, these clocks scoff at time, juxtaposing monumental presence against fleeting moments.

Poehlmann's fine art furniture explores the sensual and sculptural potential of metal. The expertly welded seams in his tables, clocks and chairs are the marks of human intervention. Poehlmann often chooses to keep these seams exposed, showcasing their structural importance and beauty in much the same way wood workers use dovetail joints. The eye catches the subtle changes in hue from the deep gray to burnished leather to shiny silver. Gliding from the smooth center across the plane of the surface, fingers caress the weathered metal of a Poehlmann chair.

Aluminum and steel, in the hands of this artist, lose their rigid hardness, gaining instead a fluid resonance. Our ingrained reaction to these materials inspire Poehlmann, an artist, sculptor and designer, to imagine their artistic and unexpected possibilities. He describes his work as "interactive sculpture: simultaneously art and design, form and function." Christopher Poehlmann's personal interaction with materials create the sculptural presence his works of art command.

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