it's a family thing...
Springing forth from his great-great-grandfather, the 19th-century sculptor Charles Champagne, a design engineer father, and a watercolorist mother, Paul Shampine may have been genetically predisposed to blur the lines between two-dimensional and three-dimensional spaces.
Despite a brief foray into finance and publishing, Paul has followed his true passion of studying nature and fulfilling his drive to create.
Emphasizing biomimicry, he draws inspiration from natural designs and structures, turning them into one-of-a-kind avant-garde forms
Paul Shampine, South Florida Studio
Paul’s fusion of sculpture and painting results in transcendental three-dimension works of harmony and intrigue.
By combining traditional materials like Murano glass with modern techniques, Paul continues to push the boundaries of his award-winning approach to contemporary art.
sculpture
This is where it began for Paul; large-scale stone and steel outdoor sculpture to refined glasswork and aluminum.
SHIMMERING LEAF, aluminum kinetic sculpture, Sabbathday Lake, ME
GENESIS, stone, steel sculpture, NYC rooftop.
learning from the Masters
Paul with Seba & Alessandro Bubacco, Murano Island, Italy.