source: scottacarter

SCOTT CARTER (b. 1984, United States) received his MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 where he was the first recipient of the Eldon Danhausen Fellowship for Sculpture. He previously spent six years as an emerging artist and student in Atlanta, Georgia where he received his BFA in Painting from the Atlanta College of Art / Savannah College of Art and Design – Atlanta. He has attended funded residencies at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont and the Ox Bow School of Art in Saugatuck Michigan. In addition he is a 2013 recipient of the Efroymson Contemporary Arts Fellowship for Midwestern artists. His recent shows include solo exhibitions with Linda Warren Projects in Chicago and The Evanston Art Center in Evanston Illinois. Recent group shows include the CAFKA Biennial in Kitchener/Waterloo Canada as well as an exhibition entitled “Imperfect Symmetry” at Columbia College Chicago. Currently, Scott is working towards a solo show with Beers Contemporary that will take place in London in February 2014. He will also be exhibiting with Beers Contemporary at the 2014 London Art Fair.
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source: scottacarter
Statement
The connections between humans and the built environment interest me, serving as the primary source material for my work. I formulate calculated assessments of my environment, ultimately manifesting connections between art, architecture, design and environmental systems.
The physical development of my work is related to a tactile sense for materials. Through the process of examining materials and their function, I am interested in bestowing new value and subverting function, while affecting each object/spaces relationship to its surroundings. Translation is an appropriate term that can be used to describe the way I approach projects on a formal basis. In many of my projects you will see a literal translation of physical materials ranging from drywall, carpet and fluorescent lights to wheat grass, paper cups and printed texts. Metaphorically these transitions in context and form align themselves conceptually with my interests in examining the way we experience culture, objects and physical environments.
Through the process of de-construction and re-constitution, I find meaning in the objects, architecture and the visual culture that surrounds me. Beyond the context and appearance of the world I attempt to develop new meanings, nurturing relationships between the viewer/user and the object or environments that we encounter. My efforts amount to a playful and creative critique of the way we experience space and the items that inhabit them. Whether those inhabitants be inanimate objects or ourselves as the viewer I carefully consider each as an integral part of an experience, causing actions and reactions through their proximity to my work.
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source: beerscontemporary
Scott Carter is influenced by the experience of living amongst mass produced materials, spaces and objects that are inherent in contemporary architecture and design. His work manifests as immersive installations and interactive objects that facilitate subtle shifts in value and attempt to redefine utility in relation to everyday experiences. His practice parallels contemporary discourse in art, design, architecture and sound. In short, Carter’s process is undoubtedly unique: upon entering the exhibition space, Carter’s methods are both performative and sculptural: he reshapes the contemporary gallery space by literally excavating sections of the gallery drywall (or floor) and reconstructing a new sculpture or installation from those pieces. Carter’s work is derived from a tactile sense for materials. Through the process of examining materials and their function, he attempts to assert alternate meaning in the built environment and through this act, reveals subtle idiosyncrasies that coincide with the physicality of domestic life. These interventions, ultimately, amount to concise, playful and creative critiques of the way we experience space and the items that inhabit them.
SCOTT CARTER (b. 1984, United States) received his MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 where he was the first recipient of the Eldon Danhausen Fellowship for Sculpture. He previously spent six years as an emerging artist and student in Atlanta, Georgia where he received his BFA in Painting from the Atlanta College of Art/Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta. Scott recently attended two funded residencies at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont and the Ox Bow School of Art in Saugatuck Michigan. Selected solo shows are Zero Point Field, Evanston Art Centre, Evanston, Il (2013); Force Majeure, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, Il (2012) and in 2011 he completed a solo exhibition entitled Affect/Effect at the Contemporary Art Center of Las Vegas. He has been part of several group exhibitions Somewhere Else, Urban Institute of Contemporary Art, Grand Rapids, Mi (2012); Plural Zone, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Columbus Building Chicago, Il (2012). In 2013 he was the first place winner of the Beers Contemporary Emerging Artist Award in sculpture. He also participated and performed in the 2013 CAFKA Biennial and Open Ears Sound Festival in Kitchener/ Waterloo Canada.
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source: blogarticed
시카고 출신 아티스트인 Scott Carter는 특이하게도 갤러리의 벽을 재료로 삼아, 직접 자르고 뜯어서, 작품을 창작을 합니다. 이 작가에게 작품을 의뢰하기 전에 갤러리들은 주의를 해야하겠네요!
그의 작품은 갤러리라는 공간과 떼어서 생각할 수 없다는 점에서 설치미술(Site specific installation)이라고도 볼 수 있고, 또 벽을 이용해 종국에는 하나의 조각(Sculpture)을 만든다고 볼 수도 있습니다. 갤러리와 작품(Object) 사이의 관계를 생각해볼 수 있는 흥미로운 작품이네요. 현재 그의 작품은 런던의 Beers.Lambert Gallery에서 전시 중입니다. 보다 많은 작품은 그의 website에서 보실 수 있습니다.