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Steve Dark

Artist Statement

Although I am well-educated in the conceptual aspects of sculptural clay art, I have always considered myself to be primarily a traditional vessel maker. I am unashamedly interested in and influenced by the long and diverse history of ceramics and pottery making. Classical utilitarian vessels in clay have always intrigued and inspired me.

The most recent phase of my work is primarily concerned with the aesthetics of the lower Appalachian folk jug potters and my own idiosyncratic narrative impulse. I use the classic forms of the whimsical face and chicken jugs as a springboard - I then modify them to express my own offbeat sense of humor and curiosity toward the medium and subject matter. No matter what the narrative, it is always my intension to convey a folksy style of personal revelation or reflection.

CONTACT INFORMATION

STEVEN DARK
P.O. BOX 4691
GULF SHORES AL 36547
PHONE (251) 968-4982

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