MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 5:30 pm
ROOM 100, Lee Hall
Clemson University
This event is free and open to the public.
“The focus of my work explores the possibility of going beyond
the limits of utility. Through the use of color and form, an investigation of
the division and the reassembling of disparate elements is considered either
for special celebration or for everyday use. I am inspired by the results of
process, the interactions of color and form, and the physiognomic perception of
an object. In my work, intent of function is vital and inescapable. My goal is
to challenge the viewer’s notion of an object’s “use”, while assuring that the
vessel performs flawlessly in its function and beautifully in its appearance.” — Frank
Martin
Frank Martin earned his M.F.A. from Cranbrook Academy of Art and his B.F.A.
from Kansas City Art Institute. He has taught at the University of
Massachusetts Dartmouth, Rhode Island School of Design, The State University of
New York at New Paltz, and was Departmental Director at Chautauqua School of
Art, Worcester Center for Crafts, and the 92nd Street YM-YWHA in Manhattan, New
York. He was craftsman-in-residence at Pewabic Pottery (1989/90) and received
two distinction awards from the Detroit Artist Market for “Michigan Ceramics.”
