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My natural process is to sculpt intuitively. When I am sculpting, the work is a stream of consciousness between myself and the materials. My seasoned awareness of fundamental elements of design such as balance, positive and negative space, form and surface inform my process. My color choices are loosely inspired by elements of the color […]
I’ve been in love with the backwoods since I was a small boy tagging along on my father’s heels through the Florida swamps and backwoods. When it comes to what I choose to paint these are the areas I try to convey with my art. Not always the details but the feeling of an area […]
I’m a person who learns from my hands. I was born in Mali, West Africa and grew up fixing cars and bikes. As I got older, I worked on various construction projects. People would ask me to fix simple machines. As I learned more and more, I started fixing more complex equipment. We never wasted […]
As I layer paint, I think about “chunking,” as in, breaking light and color into chunks. This is a way of showing movement through things–like the way a branch moves through a shrub or tree foliage. It’s not a continuous line but a broken one because it gets overlapped and obscured by greenery. The longer […]
“Organic Forrestry Studio and Gallery, Artist’s Garret Gallery, Forrest Dweller Sculpture Garden” NATURE INSPIRED SCULPTURE and PAINTINGS “I was that kid you could always find turning over rocks in streams, looking for what wonders nature would disclose to me. This curiosity about the natural world led me to a serious life as scientist and organizational executive. […]
William Moore may describe his sculptural work in marble, ceramic, stone, wood, and bronze as creations depicting elements ranging from the sublime to the hilarious, but his level of craft exceeds expectations just as his choice of material quality rebukes whimsical commentary. His blend of an obviously crisp, intimate familiarity with human form into impossible contortions […]
My works are very personal, and each has its own identity based upon my deeply rooted interests in art, history, and music. They are often abstractions from themes that include reclining figures, torsos, and “heroes”. I have works, large and small, in wood, stone, steel, and bronze. Some pieces rotate; others are on fixed bases. […]
2022 has been a great year for me so far. I was awarded a 2022 grant by the United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County (unitedarts.org). I became a member of and was interview by the Chatham Arts Council ( Meet This Artist: Writer and Painter Cally Curtis – Chatham Arts Council). And became […]
As a child, I collected rocks, shells, and animal bones on walks in the woods or at the beach. I still have a cigar box of treasures, along with the feeling of wonder for nature and wild places. I earned a BFA in painting from the Tyler School of Art of Temple University, pursued a […]
