Origins
Born in Maidenhead in England and raised in Scarborough, Ontario, he brings many years of technical mastery to his artistic practice. His early years were spent drawing, inventing and experimenting with making. These impulses later evolved into a sculptural language marked by precision, clarity and a sense of quiet inquiry.
Philosophy
His work is grounded in a long engagement with the materiality of metal and in a steady search for forms that open new ways of seeing. Ranbir continues to travel widely, studying exhibitions, museum collections and architectural sites that inform his evolving approach to form and space.
Influences
His practice reflects the influence of post-war abstraction and its attention to light, stillness and the interior life. Echoes of artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Mark Rothko, Constantin Brâncuși and Barbara Hepworth can be felt in the sensitivity with which he treats material.
Interaction
His sculptures are not static objects. They shift and respond to the viewer, gathering and dispersing reflections and turning light into a central element of the work. The viewer enters a field where boundaries between object, environment and self soften and begin to move.
Process
Ranbir’s stainless steel works are crafted through meticulous processes that include welding, CNC machining and mirror finishing. He hides the force of fabrication within seamless surfaces that alter the spaces they inhabit. The material becomes unexpectedly weightless.
Future
His commitment to the medium is supported by innovation grants that have encouraged him to expand the expressive potential of stainless steel. He continues to develop new sculptural forms that bring together technical rigour and artistic intuition, marking an ongoing exploration of how metal can hold light and form can hold thought.
