(In) Fashion & Function
Georgia-based artist Brent Warr gives a glimpse into his multifaceted design background, artistic inspirations and partnership with LG Group on SOL
June 19, 2025 — Given the success he’s had as a visual artist, it’s surprising to learn that Brent Warr’s formal training and education is in a design discipline of an entirely different kind.
“My background is in environmental design,” the 2019 graduate of Auburn University’s School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture’s Environmental Design program said. “I think it has helped me drastically with my career and my company. It’s just a completely different way of thinking about problems and systems.”
That career didn’t start by creating in a downtown artist’s loft, but rather as a designer with the leading interior design firms, Meyer Davis Studio and Yabu Pushelberg, in New York City, where he spent years honing his craft before striking out on his own with his first collection of “functional and fine art” in 2021.
The signature features his work has become known for — circles and spheres; convex or concave aspects; protrusions or insertions; and a warm, whimsical playfulness in design and tone — converge in epic artistic fashion in the custom sculpture Warr created in partnership with LG Group for the new 29-story mixed-use, multifamily development, SOL, in downtown Phoenix.
For Warr, partnering with the developer on a commissioned sculpture to serve as the visual focal point of the soaring 25-foot lobby atrium was an easy “yes.” But with SOL situated steps from the Roosevelt Row arts district where galleries and street murals offer interesting perspectives every day, he knew that his custom work had to reflect the artistic spirit of the area, along with the sprawling surrounding desert that defines it.
“I was really inspired by the saguaro cactus and the other types of cacti in the Arizona and New Mexico area,” he shared. “I wanted to create this piece that felt very alive, but at the same time has [an] identity that is very location-based and also fits into my aesthetic.”
The result is a stunning bespoke statement sculpture standing over eight-feet tall that anchors the development’s dynamically designed lobby. The oversized white piece delivers the signature softness of Warr’s work in a beautiful complement to the curved and textured furniture selections, while juxtaposing with the wall glazing and architectural edges of the staircase and bar to add traffic-stopping dimension.
“I’m excited that LG Group wanted to make an investment in public art,” he enthused. “I think that’s really great for a developer to do. It’s important that a space like [SOL] gets what it deserves.”
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