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lusters, photo transfers and 22k gold to
convey a sense of exuberance through
images of contemporary nudes next to
Victorian portraits. His father, Michael,
is a custom-home architect whose atten-
tion to detail marks his artistry.
"I grew up in a household where
art was created, collected and always
around me," Oxman recalls. "If I ever
wanted to create something, there was
always support and supplies."
Although Oxman entered Carnegie
Mellon University in Pittsburgh antic-
ipating he would study film, his fine
arts classes swayed him in the direc-
tion of his parents. Studies at the
Studio Art Center International in
Italy influenced his figurative style, as
he became fascinated with the way
baroque marble and bronze statues
looked so real in capturing movement.
"In my junior and senior years in col-
lege, I was starting to do commissions,"
says Oxman, who has taught at the
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts. "Based
on commissions, I would come up with
school projects. I've done a wide [size]
range of pieces from small, affordable
mezuzas to synagogue installations."
Oxman, who lives in Bethesda, Md.,
begins new projects by drawing very
raw, stick figures to work out the com-
position. He sculpts in wax and then
casts in bronze. As he gets into the vari-
ous stages, he keeps manipulating
arrangements, gestures and movement.
Oxman's wife, Janna, has given her
husband more studio time by making
the business end of his career her full-
time occupation. The couple have two
children, Elias, 2, and Ila, 1.
"When the craft collection first
opened at the White House, all the
artists were invited to a party, which
was great," says Oxman, now working
on a synagogue commission. "We got
to meet the president and first lady
and get a tour to see the pieces.
"The whole experience was very
surreal. As I was standing in the
White House with a piece of my art
there, it was hard to believe. Even
looking back, it's hard to believe."

"The White House Collection
of American Crafts" will be on
display 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays
and Saturdays; 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Thursdays; and noon-5 p.m.
Sundays through Oct. 22 at the
University of Michigan Museum
of Art, 525 South State Street,
Ann Arbor. (313) 764-0395.

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