"My intention is to provide viewers with an exhilarating, disorienting, sense of wonder, similar to what one experiences while in a foreign country. It increases ones awareness of the link between mind and world. I work in an improvisational manor, responding to how and what the material presents. When I first started, painting, and drawing was enough. Later I started producing objects in wood, clay, metal, fibers and plastics. Each material provides a particular challenge and resistance stimulating the process. Fabrication is an act of communication. I fabricate objects and images that are the embodiment of what I know lies beyond abstraction. There is energy in things such as plants, animals, human anatomy, and of course, space. There is also engineering or design, which dazzles and amazes with its infinite permutations."
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Calm III
Ceramic
$625.00 |
Combining form and function, Michael has created a very unique and interesting piece of furniture. When ceramics are involved we typically think of pottery, figurines or vessels, Michael has taken this stereotype to a whole other level with his creation of "Calm III." This piece takes furniture that's typically made out of wood and replacing it with clay, creating irregular shapes and textures, giving this work a new outlook as to what can be made and how it can be used. This is one artist that I do believe has more function and form to combine for the world to see!
Don't forget to come and check Michael's work out in person, along with the other 63 artists here at the Gallery! Enjoy the shop with our famous coffee prepared by our fabulous baristas!
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