Roster sculpted in rough-hewn wood, clay, and stone, often combining these materials in a single work. With the help of his students, he cast many of his own wood and clay sculptures in bronze. Moveable wheels were incorporated into many sculptures. Others included dogs, especially miniature schnauzers, which his mother raised. Untitled in the collection of the Honolulu Museum of Art is typical of his mixed-media sculptures. The Hawaii State Art Museum also holds work by Roster.[2]
Roster died in December 2017, aged 73; he was survived by his wife, and a son from a prior marriage.[1]
Sources
Clarke, Joan and Diane Dods, Artists/Hawaii, Honolulu, University of Hawaii Press, 1996, 68-73
International Art Society of Hawai'i, Kuilima Kākou, Hawai’i-Japan Joint Exhibition, Honolulu, International Art Society of Hawai'i, 2004, p. 41
Maui Arts & Cultural Center, Schaefer Portrait Challenge, 2003, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, 2003, p. 50
Morse, Marcia, It Seemed Like the Future, Works by Fred Roster 1969-2010, Honolulu, Honolulu Academy of Arts, 2010
Morse, Marcia and Allison Wong, 10 Years: The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, 2006, ISBN1888254076, p. 98
Nelson, Shane, In Good Form, Renowned Sculptor Fred Roster and Rising Star Aaron Padilla Share a Common Thread, HiLuxury, June/July 2013, Vol 7, Issue 1, pp 40–42
Yoshihara, Lisa A., Fred Roster, Portfolio in Bamboo Ridge: Journal of Hawai'i Literature and Arts, Vol. 94, Fall 2008, 135-145
