Graem Whyte is an American sculptor and gallerist. [1] [2] White was born and raised in metropolitan Detroit and now lives in Hamtramck, Michigan. [3]
His career started in the field of architecture, later shifted to fine art, and now hybridizes both disciplines. His work utilizes a wide array of materials and often fuses architecture, mythology, and patterns of mathematics and nature with a wry sense of humor. [4]
In 2007 Whyte and his wife, Faina Lerman, founded the experimental art venue Popps Packing in Hamtramck. [5] [6] A later part of the Popps Packing project is Popps Emporium, an experimental storefront, community gallery, and social club utilizing barter and time-based exchange. [7] [8]
Whyte's Squash House project involved the conversion of an abandoned house in Detroit into a squash court and community squash garden. [9] [10]
Whyte exhibited at the Cue Art foundation in 2014. [11] His public sculpture Memory Field, a collaboration with his wife Faina Lerman, is installed in Detroit's Calimera Park. [12] [13]
Graem Whyte is an American sculptor and gallerist. [1] [2] White was born and raised in metropolitan Detroit and now lives in Hamtramck, Michigan. [3]
His career started in the field of architecture, later shifted to fine art, and now hybridizes both disciplines. His work utilizes a wide array of materials and often fuses architecture, mythology, and patterns of mathematics and nature with a wry sense of humor. [4]
In 2007 Whyte and his wife, Faina Lerman, founded the experimental art venue Popps Packing in Hamtramck. [5] [6] A later part of the Popps Packing project is Popps Emporium, an experimental storefront, community gallery, and social club utilizing barter and time-based exchange. [7] [8]
Whyte's Squash House project involved the conversion of an abandoned house in Detroit into a squash court and community squash garden. [9] [10]
Whyte exhibited at the Cue Art foundation in 2014. [11] His public sculpture Memory Field, a collaboration with his wife Faina Lerman, is installed in Detroit's Calimera Park. [12] [13]