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Artist: Carlton Scott Sturgill
Medium: Fabric
Remembrances VIII
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down shirts, wire, flower frog
ARTIST STATEMENT
"Flowers have been a large part of my work for years, but they took on new meaning for me in 2020. As our backyards and gardens became a common respite from the fear, isolation, and boredom of the early days of the pandemic, I thought about the ubiquity of flowers in our lives. We use them to celebrate when life is good, as well as to sooth ourselves when it is not. Their ambiguity is what allows them to be such a versatile symbol. As the world became more uncertain, I craved beauty, both in my life and in my work. Fairly quickly the floral motifs that have been a mainstay of my wall installations began to dominate my sculptures and appear in my paint-chip mosaic work.
Most of my flowers are created using second-hand shirts sourced from thrift shops. As I shop for materials, I focus on searching for certain colors, textures, and patterns, but I also think about the people who once cherished these items of clothing. I think about how the shirts end up here. Did the size or style no longer fit the owner? Or maybe it was part of the final Goodwill run after a loved one passed. I like to think that an article of clothing can have a memory, retaining the essence of the person who wore it and that once transformed, a little bit of that spirit becomes part of the artwork.
Over the years, since I started making flowers from shirts, I’ve had many people tell me that a petal or a leaf is made from the same material as a shirt that they once had. I often wonder if objects can circle back and reunite with their previous owner. I realize that the odds are slim, but they’re not zero. If you have donated a shirt to charity in New Orleans in the last couple of years, then there is a chance that a little bit of it is hanging on the gallery wall right now."
BIOGRAPHY
CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971 and is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (B.A. 2002) and Chelsea College of Art and Design (M.A. Fine Art 2005) in London, United Kingdom. His multidisciplinary body of work includes painting, sculpture, collage, and installation and incorporates a wide variety of materials, with a particular emphasis on repurposed everyday objects. His site-specific floral installations created using second-hand button-down shirts have been displayed in settings as diverse as the Drifter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Remembrances IV
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down shirts, wire, flower frog
ARTIST STATEMENT
"Flowers have been a large part of my work for years, but they took on new meaning for me in 2020. As our backyards and gardens became a common respite from the fear, isolation, and boredom of the early days of the pandemic, I thought about the ubiquity of flowers in our lives. We use them to celebrate when life is good, as well as to sooth ourselves when it is not. Their ambiguity is what allows them to be such a versatile symbol. As the world became more uncertain, I craved beauty, both in my life and in my work. Fairly quickly the floral motifs that have been a mainstay of my wall installations began to dominate my sculptures and appear in my paint-chip mosaic work.
Most of my flowers are created using second-hand shirts sourced from thrift shops. As I shop for materials, I focus on searching for certain colors, textures, and patterns, but I also think about the people who once cherished these items of clothing. I think about how the shirts end up here. Did the size or style no longer fit the owner? Or maybe it was part of the final Goodwill run after a loved one passed. I like to think that an article of clothing can have a memory, retaining the essence of the person who wore it and that once transformed, a little bit of that spirit becomes part of the artwork.
Over the years, since I started making flowers from shirts, I’ve had many people tell me that a petal or a leaf is made from the same material as a shirt that they once had. I often wonder if objects can circle back and reunite with their previous owner. I realize that the odds are slim, but they’re not zero. If you have donated a shirt to charity in New Orleans in the last couple of years, then there is a chance that a little bit of it is hanging on the gallery wall right now."
BIOGRAPHY
CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL was born in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971 and is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati (B.A. 2002) and Chelsea College of Art and Design (M.A. Fine Art 2005) in London, United Kingdom. His multidisciplinary body of work includes painting, sculpture, collage, and installation and incorporates a wide variety of materials, with a particular emphasis on repurposed everyday objects. His site-specific floral installations created using second-hand button-down shirts have been displayed in settings as diverse as the Drifter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Wire, Metal
Remembrances V
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down shirts, wire, flower frog
ARTIST STATEMENT
"Flowers have been a large part of my work for years, but they took on new meaning for me in 2020. As our ba...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Urn with Roses
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down, wire, floral tape, ceramic urn
Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Arrangement in Sunflowers, Anemones, and Cornflowers
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down shirts on birch plywood panel
Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Wire, Metal
Vase with Roses and Parrot Tulips
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down, wire, floral tape, brass vase
Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Vase with Roses, Honeysuckle, and Pheasant's Eye
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down, wire, floral tape, metal vase
Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea C...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
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Arrangement in Poppies
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down shirts on birch plywood panel
Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
Arrangement in Sunflowers, Dahlias, Tiger Lillies, and Black-Eyed Susans
Located in New Orleans, LA
medium: reclaimed button-down shirts on birch plywood panel
Born in 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, CARLTON SCOTT STURGILL received his Masters of Arts (Fine Art) from London’s Chelsea Co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Fabric Still-life Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Wire
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