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Ruffin Hobbs
Ruffin Hobbs, whose art has been instrumental in our success as a gallery, died in an accidental fall
on July 28, 2008. His yearly one man show was always filled with new ideas, from very large mobiles to small intricate wire
sculptures produced up close one on one in front of our gallery.
Most of all we liked him as a friend and he will be missed.
Ruffin was a sculptor who lived and worked in southern Alamance County, North Carolina. As an artist primarily working
in metal, he was fascinated by the interplay of wire, volume, and open space. Ruffin also explored how using combinations
of different metals in his work could add color contrast, texture and strength. He often combined traditional metal working
techniques, such as forged iron, with more contemporary methods, including hollow-form assembly.
Ruffin's most ambitious sculpture commission was the design and fabrication of a pair of majestic stainless steel tigers
for Princeton University.
Ruffin's pieces are no longer available for sale.
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