Biography
Chris Campbell has
an M.F.A. from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
His work is utilitarian and fired unglazed in a wood burning
kiln to achieve the finished surface. Chris has his work
in several collections, both public and private, across
the nation.
Artist Statement The
idea of function in the Arts Community is often seen as
an old and intellectually devoid issue. The decision from
a wide range of gallery owners, museum directors, and art
critics is that functional works are bound to the past
and are unable to reflect or engage modern sensibilities.
On the contrary, the idea of function is the very aspect
that makes the individual capable of experiencing pottery
with all his senses. Use affords a level of immediate understanding
through physical interaction. What follows are relationships
that can create experiences normally associated with fine
art such as feelings of spirituality or of personal reflection.
These interactions can change the perception the individual
may have of pottery. My work can inform the user of the
significance of utility and attempt to make him or her
aware of the profound nature of use as experience, one
that is too easily overlooked.
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