Phillip Shore

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Philip Shore uses his art to illustrate man's relationship to the environment and how the connection between nature and culture is becoming more fractured. Spiraling Dreams is made o...

Philip Shore uses his art to illustrate man's relationship to the environment and how the connection between nature and culture is becoming more fractured. Rel 17.1 consists of wood,...

"I am influenced and gain insights through the exploration of artists and authors who consider the land and our place within it. This information along with my own investigations, re...

"I am influenced and gain insights through the exploration of artists and authors who consider the land and our place within it. This information along with my own investigations, re...

Peter Kirkiles Biography American, b. 1966 Sculptor Peter Kirkiles stresses that the inspiration for his metal sculptures comes from the satisfaction of the process of fabricating a piece in a skilled manner and from his attraction to everyday objects and their relationship to humans. He finds beauty in the utilitarian tools, and objects that we may not notice in our day to day lives. By playing with their size and their proportion to human scale, he forces the viewer to examine more closely the object’s construction and its overall design importance. He has a nostalgia for well designed, well used, history laden objects. “I’m a maker; I’m also an admirer of things well made. Over the years, I’ve chosen to make things that I love. I find the subjects of my sculpture in real life; a shoe, a camera, a clock, a ruler…made to scale, as sculpture.” –Peter Kirkiles Kirkiles holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts and a Masters of Fine Arts from Cranbrook Academy in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. He has exhibited nationally including a 2021 solo exhibition “At Scale” at the Shelburne Museum, Shelburne Vermont. His work is held by The Shelburne Museum, The New Britain Museum of American Art, New Britain, CT and by private collectors throughout the US. ***** Peter Kirkiles’ sculptures are visual odes to everyday objects. He is a maker’s maker, a master craftsman, a lover of well-constructed things. He has a special affinity for things well-used, that have stood the test of time and remain steadfast in their intended purpose, that bear the marks of labor and living, that contain echoes of humanity: an antique chest of drawers, a well-worn...

Sanctuary 2 is an outdoor standing sculpture fabricated in corten steel. The sculpture stands well on its own in an open space, or if sited in front of a building will complement the...

Artist : Stephanie Lanter Title : "Attached" Materials : Porcelain, glaze, stoneware, wire, thread Date : 2020 Dimensions : 20" x 9" x 8.5" Description : Manually slip-trailed sculpture...

GINA PHILLIPS is a mixed media, narrative artist who grew up in Kentucky and has lived in New Orleans since 1995. The imagery, stories and characters of both regions influence her wo...