PATRICK CRABB - ARTIST INFORMATION
Patrick Crabb is a contemporary archaeologist in
clay. His work contains
an element of mystery which is meant to evoke
different things to different
people. While never blatant in his attempts to
entice, Patrick weaves
his magic subtly. His methods are meant to draw the
viewer quietly into
the work itself, rather than into its construction. Mystery interweaves with
mystery. An artist in the clay medium, Patrick Crabb, finds his sources of
inspiration evolving from a historical context,
specifically artifacts from
pre-technology or primitive cultures. His pieces are
wheel thrown in form.
Shards are fired in raku, sawdust and
oxidation.
Patrick Crabb possesses a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree
from the University of Mass. at Amherst and a Master
of Fine Arts from the
University of California at Santa Barbara. Patrick received, through the
Fulbright
Scholarship award program, a travel grant from the
Queen Elizabeth II
Fine Arts Council in New Zealand.
Patrick currently serves as Professor of
Ceramics
at Santa Ana College in California. Patrick's ceramic
art has traveled a great distant in
technique and in
time. His works are held incorporate and public
collections across the United States.
We are pleased
to have ceramic sculptor, Patrick Crabb, showing
at LKG Contemporary in Scottsdale, Arizona.
PATRICK CRABB
EXHIBITION AT ARIZONA STATE
UNIVERSITY
Patrick Crabb was one of the major
artists to
be represented in the Ceramics
Research Center exhibition at Arizona State
University from January 13 to April 21, 2007.
The exhibition,
"Raku: Origins, Impact
and
Contemporary Expression",
featured an
exhibition on important movements and
artists who have made
significant contributions
in the ceramics field. This exhibition
embraced representative works by artists,or subject
matter that reflected
social,cultural and
historical activities of the world.
This exhibition was
international in scope and demonstrated the full range
of technique, aesthetic approaches
and possibilities within the different
mediums shown. The Ceramics Research Center exhibition
provided
students, scholars and the general public with an opportunity to view
important works of art from national and international ceramic artists.
Please contact us at 480-945-1209 or
lkg@lkgcontemporary.com
for more information about the clay sculptures.
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