NetWorks RI | RISD Alumni Profiles
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After graduating from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1984, with two degrees in Industrial Design, Peter Diepenbrock launched his sculptural career. He simultaneously supported his studio, producing limited edition furnishings and tabletop functional objects. While designing for his private label TROY, as well as Dansk and Umbra, Diepenbrock’s sculpture continued to develop. His practice shifted to full-time commissions in 2002, with the completion of his first significant one, the 9/11 Memorial for the Rhode Island State House. Subsequent site-specific and public art projects followed, including private and corporate installations. ‘The Practice of Spatial Reasoning’ is how he describes his process which “blends the concept development of industrial design, a deep concern for high craft, an interest in space, place, and site, a sculptor’s sense of form, a poet’s use of visual metaphor, and an engineer’s grasp of structure.” Originally from Sacramento, Diepenbrock lives and works in Jamestown.
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Publication Date
2015
Keywords
metal, metalsmithing, sculpture, shapes, welding, NetWorks RI, RISD, alumni
Disciplines
Art and Design
Video
Richard Goulis
Executive Producer
Joseph A. Chazan, M.D.
Recommended Citation
Diepenbrock, Peter and Goulis, Richard, "Peter Diepenbrock" (2015). NetWorks RI | RISD Alumni Profiles. 22.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/alumniwork_networksri_risdalumni/22