G. Ramon Byrne Sculpture

Whimsical Musical Sculpture Exhibit Opens in Ventura, May 6

The first public showing of stone sculptor G. Ramon Byrne's life-size musical instruments opens at the Museum of Ventura County on Friday, May 6, 2011.

The Composed In Stone exhibit highlights Byrne's suite of eight instruments, conceived and carved over five years at Art City Studios in Ventura. The whimsical suite of instruments =including a guitar dedicated to Jimi Hendrix and a cubist-style saxophone -was just recently completed. The exhibition continues through June 26, 2011.

Byrne has worked passionately and tirelessly over the past five years to produce out of stone his inner vision of a whimsical life-sized suite of musical instruments dedicated to making the world smile!

Byrnes' silent symphony reflects his passion to transform stone (and sometimes wood) into shapes that always appeal to the senses and are sometimes sensual. A third-generation stonemason and artist, Byrne works out of Ventura's famed Art City Studios, his artistic home since 2005. He was an apprentice to Big Sur's renowned wood sculptor Edmond Kara, and moved quickly into stone carving. He has worked as an instructor and demonstrator for the annual Sculptors Symposium at Camp Ocean Pines, Cambria, California; has facilitated stone sculpting workshops at the Esalan Institute in Big Sur; and teaches privately. He is also an active member of The Artist's Union Gallery in Ventura.