Anne Currier
BIOGRAPHY
Anne Currier is a sculptor whose medium is ceramic. Her sculptures have been exhibited nationally and internationally and are in numerous private and public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA; the Museum of Contemporary Art, Kyung-ju, South Korea; and the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Ms. Currier is the recipient of awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts, the Virginia A. Groot Foundation, Alfred University, the Burchfield Penney Art Center, and the American Crafts Council. She has collaborated with Boston Valley Terra Cotta of Orchard Park, NY on commissions for signature, architectural ceramic tile walls.
Ms. Currier is professor emerita from Alfred University, NY. She lives in Scio, NY with her husband George Hrycun, an artist and avid fly fisherman.
artist statement
For the past few years, I have been making sculptures that employ a wall-mounted platform (stage), a ceramic object (character), and a photographic image (background) that suggest a theatrical scene.
Any ambiguity about the relationship of the character and background in an isolated setting is intentional and alludes to an existence of meaning, prompting the observer to imagine the associations and ultimately, create their own story.
· A prompt is a starting point to trigger a response.
· A short story is a concentrated form of fiction. The setting is often minimalized to allow the relationship of the characters to develop. A short story doesn’t require a conclusion; it can entertain an unresolved or ambiguous ending, inviting broader interpretations.
· In theater, a platform stage (also known as a thrust stage or open stage) extends into the audience on three sides and is connected to the backstage area by its upstage end. Because there are three sides, the audience can view the stage more intimately from a variety of perspectives.
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