John Catizone

John is a sculptor who draws inspiration primarily from the ocean. His artistic process has been shaped by what was a long and successful career as a design engineer.

John has enjoyed a life-long fascination with the ocean. He splits his time between the New Hampshire seacoast and midcoast Maine, where he finds himself on the water year-round. He considers himself fortunate to witness all the ocean’s moods while boating, fishing, and surfing.

More than thirty years as an accomplished engineer lend John the ability to intuitively adapt his professional design processes to the art of sculpture. John spends hours studying a stone’s innate qualities before realizing what will emerge from it. He then applies his well-honed three-dimensional sensibilities to reveal the form that waits within the stone.

He seeks to create tension by capturing transient and dynamic moments in a rigid medium. He hopes that those who view his sculptures will perceive the movement that the stone indefinitely suspends.