Lyle London

Noted sculptor, Lyle London is the founder and co-owner of Art in Metal. He grew up in a military family that was regularly relocated and attended a total of 8 schools before graduating from Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.  Adapting to constant relocations, Lyle relied on the inner world of his imagination and created art to sustain him through these tumultuous formative years.

At Dartmouth College, Lyle enrolled in the engineering program and after two years decided to follow his passion and change the focus of his studies to fine art. Since then, Lyle has sought a deeper understanding of our world though exploring the interplay between art and science – giving him a unique lens through which draw his inspiration.

His work appears in numerous public and private collections throughout the world.

artist statement

The natural world provides my inspiration. Over the last few years, I have developed a series of works based on the spiral topologies observed in natural phenomena as diverse as plant growth, DNA/RNA helixes, marine life, and the evolution of spiral galaxies.

This investigation of the complex geometries found in nature has inspired me to create interior suspended sculptures crafted from color-changing dichroic glass as well as outdoor sculptures showcasing the dynamic spiral topography such as seen in a tornado or cyclone. There is something irreducible and elemental in these expressions of organic self-organization and most of us naturally feel its undeniable power.