About This Blog

Michael Boles, Beginnings, 2004. Aluminum and bronze. 55" x 28" x 1."

This blog is intended to showcase my artwork and my commentary on art. Here you will find images of completed sculptures and drawings, as well as images of works in progress. For both, I will provide brief comments on the imagery and underlying concepts. You also will find essays about my work and reflections on contemporary art. It is often hard to pry out these fleeting thoughts when making art, and I use writing as a way to sort through my ideas and to help me come to a conclusion about what it is that I make.

I view this blog as an opportunity to lay out my ideas and show my work. I will include past writings and numerous images of artworks in private collections, but I will primarily describe my current directions, posting as often as I can. I encourage you to comment on both the art and the writings. I would like for this blog to foster discussions about art.

To inquire about commissioning or purchasing a work, please email me at michaelsculptor@gmail.com

Please also check out my online gallery at mboles.com

Artist's Biography

Sculptor and educator Michael Boles has exhibited throughout the Southeastern United States, winning numerous awards for his drawing, relief sculpture, and freestanding sculptural compositions. The current thrust of his work primarily entails utilizing digital technology to produce intricate freeform wall sculpture in metal and stone.

Boles's work is in the collections of Sam Houston State University, The Office of the Governor of the State of Florida, the National Naval Aviation Museum, the University of West Florida, and numerous private collections in the United States and abroad. His work is published in A Comprehensive Guide to Outdoor Sculpture in Texas, by Carol Morris Little, and listed in the Smithsonian Institution's Inventory of American Painting and Sculpture. He is a recent recipient of an Art in State Buildings Award for the State of Florida, and he is currently working on a sculpture for the city of Gulf Breeze, Florida in a public art initiative that commissions local artists to create permanent outdoor sculptures.

Boles is a Professor of Art teaching sculpture and design at the Anna Lamar Switzer Center for Visual Arts in Pensacola, Florida, where in 2009 he completed a three-year term as the Center's Endowed Teaching Chair.

To inquire about commissioning or purchasing a work, please email Boles at michaelsculptor@gmail.com