Guy Girard Dill (born May 30, 1946, in Jacksonville, Florida[1]) is an American sculptor noted for monumental bronze and marble abstractions.
[5] In a 1972 interview with Art and Artists, Dill reflected that his years as a sailer and "the deck gear and the size and power of the sailing ships" influenced his interest in sculpture and the subject of his work.
"[7] Dill came to own a 12,500 square foot studio in Venice "just a couple of blocks from the beach,"[4] consisting of "two lofty steel framed sheds...'Most artists in this area were building at some point,' he says.
Frank [Gehry] learned from artists adding gutting, and exposing the structure, rather than going through a long, agonizing process of ground-up design and construction.'
"[3] It was art dealer Irving Blum, the gallerist who introduced Andy Warhol's work to the West Coast at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles, who discovered Dill, giving him a coveted spot in a group show.
[4] Another big break was his inclusion in the show Ten Young Artists: Theodoron Awards at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1971.
In his initial years as a sculptor,Dill spent a long time...developing a feel for materials before he went on to experiment with glass, aluminium, steel, wood and concrete.
He charts a progression in his work where he moved from lighter to heavier objects and back again: cardboard to timber; string to rope and cable.
[6]Dill's sculptures can be seen in scores of public and corporate spaces, the greatest number in Southern California, but also as far afield as Stockholm, Tokyo, and Doha.
[2] Regarding his wife of many years, Mary Ann, Dill told an interviewer,One thing that happened early in our marriage is that I was able to draw her figure but never was I able to successfully include her face....I think I have such esteem for her that I can't do her justice.