Seth Nagelberg
Bear Trap (white), Porcelain - 13" x 12' x 3", 2019
ARTIST'S STATEMENT:
As an artist and designer, I strive to close the gap between craft and design. Blending hand work with digital and industrial processes, I focus on making multiples that can stand alone or become modules in an assembly of forms. Making parts, solving puzzles and constructing, I maximize what I have until the possibilities are exhausted. In all of my work a system may be applied to the process, or the resulting parts. In the studio, my ideas begin with curiosity and play. Cutting and folding paper, I design functional objects for the table or modular tile. Throughout my work I have a playful and humorous approach to everyday objects and our built environment. Seth is currently the Chair of Ceramics at Cleveland Institute of Art. Seth was formerly an Assistant Professor at Parsons School of Design. He has taught ceramic mold making workshops at Cranbrook Academy of Art, Greenwich House Pottery and Peter's Valley School of Craft. http://www.nailmountainstudio.com/ |