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About the Artist
Charles has been working in the
sculpture business since the mid '70's when he taught at the Johnson Atelier
and Tech School of Sculpture in New Jersey.
Most of my pieces appear as if you
have come up upon them inadvertently, capturing a moment in time. They
are casual and lifelike, depicting ordinary scenes with no overt sense of
importance. In that simplicity, however, they convey a sense of
familiarity that expresses their significance. There is a feeling of
ease in the every day, and through my sculpture I attempt to recreate that
informality. There is a tension, created by the impending action of
the figure. Whether it is as simple as how a single piece of fabric
falls and drapes the body, I attempt to express a point in time, especially
one that might otherwise have been overlooked. In some pieces there is
a definite action; in others, an implied action draws the viewer into a
potential narrative. Those quiet unsuspecting moments are ripe with
energy, forcing the viewer to stop, take notice, ask questions, and
participate in the dialogue.
Awards
- The Renee & Chaim Gross Foundation
Award, Audubon Artist, 2003
- The Calvary Baptist Church Award,
American Artists Professional
League, 2003
- Richard Reccia Sculpture Memorial
Award, North Shore Art Assoc., 2003
- Jocelyn Edelston Memorial Award,
Rockport Art Association, 2003
- Dr. Robert L. Bertolli Award for
Traditional Sculpture,
Academic Artists Association, 2002
- Richmond Sculpture Award,
Salmagundi Club, NY, 2000
- The Greg Wyatt Award, Hudson
Valley Art Association, NY, 2000
- Richard Reccia Memorial Award,
North Shore Art Association, 2000
- The Academic Artists Association
Award, Academic Artists Association, 2000
- The Leonard J.
Meiselman Award,
American Artists Professional League, New York, 1999
- Honor Award,
Sculpture, Academic Artist Association, 1999
- Honorable Mention,
Sculpture, Hilton Head Art Association, 1999
- Allied Artists of
America Members and Associates Award,
Allied Artists of America, Inc., New York, 1998
- First Place Award
Sculpture, New England Exhibition,
Cape Cod Art Association, 1998
- The Elliot Liskin
Memorial Award, Audubon Artists Inc.,
New York, 1998
- The Paul Manship
Memorial Award,
North Shore Artists Association, 1998
- Best of Show
(Sculpture), Arts Around Boston, 1998
- Second Place,
Beacon Hill Art Walk, 1998
- Certificate of
Merit, North Shore Art Association, 1998
- Juror's Award of
Merit, New England Impressions Open Juried
Exhibition, Cape Cod Art Association, 1998
- Juror's Award of
Merit, The Ceil Scaramelli Memorial Exhibition,
Cape Cod Art Association, 1998
- Best Figurative
Sculpture, Federal Reserve Show
New England Sculptor Association, 1997
Art Memberships
& Associations
- The American
Artists Professional League, NY
- New England
Sculptors Association
- Academic Artists
Association
- Allied Artists of
America, Inc., NY
- Audubon Artists,
Inc., NY
Current Gallery
Representations
- *Blue
Heron Gallery, Wellfleet, MA
- McDougall Fine
Arts, Gloucester, MA
- Swain Gallery,
Plainfield, NJ
- *The
Sandy Martin Gallery, Wolfeboro, NH
- The Walsingham
Gallery, Newburyport, MA
* Indicates a new
gallery - see New and Noteworthy for more info. |
