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"Walking Man"
by Donald Gialanella
1985
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Donald Gialanella:
(1956?) Bio
Donald Gialanella is a sculptor with decades of experience in art,
design, and public projects. He works in permanent outdoor materials
– marine grade stainless steel and corten steel. Donald is known for
creating dozens of larger-than-life sculptures in public and
private collections across the United States.
Donald apprenticed with the renowned artist Louise Bourgeois after
graduating magna cum laude with a BFA in sculpture from the Cooper
Union in New York. He was a network graphics producer at ABC-TV in
New York in the 1980’s and received an Emmy for his work on Monday
Night Football in 1990. He taught art at Bilkent University in
Ankara, Turkey for two years before returning to the US and
establishing Livesteel sculpture studio in 1994.
His "Walking Man" sculpture, according to the original owner, was a
smaller piece which he bartered with her in 1985 in exchange for her
services promoting his art career. She said he'd be considered a
"starving artist" at the time. He bartered 4 sculptures in all for
her services. When the sculpture was first placed in the woods here
at the castle, and Mr. Breitenbach's daughter took a walk nearby,
her dog Molly was convinced it was a real person and barked her head
off from a distance of about 20 feet. |
