“My work is an exploration of the relationships between technology, time, and object histories, hinging on the use of clay as a material of record and permanence. Through a combination of hand, digital, and mechanical processes, I develop varying degrees of dislocation between the plasticity of clay and the mark of the hand, which serves as a metaphor for the space between the promise of technology and the reality of loss over time.”
Assistant Professor at SUNY New Paltz, Bryan Czibesz is an artist and object maker who asks questions of authorship and authenticity in his work through the use of digital and 3d printing processes with clay and other materials. He has exhibited his work in solo and group exhibitions, lectured, and taught workshops throughout the United States and internationally, including Fondation Bernardaud in Limoges, France, the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, The Center for Craft, Creativity & Design, the Riga Porcelain Museum in Latvia, and the Nelson Atkins Museum. He has been Artist-in-Residence at The International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemét, Hungary, and C.R.E.T.A. Rome.
This ART 158 lecture took place on February 12, 2020, in the Art & Art History Building at the University of Utah. Made possible through the generous support of the Carmen Morton Christensen Endowment, the Department of Art & Art History, and the College of Fine Arts.
