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| Ben Krupka Mug porcelain, Cone 6 (3.75 x 4.75 inches) CUP 111 $42 SOLD |
Statement:
My pots
are part of an ongoing investigation rooted in aesthetic functionalism. My goal
is to build pots that are a collaborative balance between my aesthetic ideals
and the beauty of food while being both utilitarian and rich in content. I often use my pots as a canvas for drawings
of objects and scenes to be the focus of contemplation as metaphors. The
objects depicted in the drawings are chosen based on their simultaneous physical
strength and potential fragility. They are an amalgamation of dreams, travel
and daily life that explore the ideas of self, both conscious and unconscious,
protection and voyeurism.
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| Ben Krupka Mug porcelain, Cone 6 (3.75 x 4.75 inches) CUP 112 $42 |
Bio:
Ben Krupka is
currently a studio artist and assistant professor of ceramics, sculpture and
design at Bard College at Simon’s Rock in the Berkshire Mountains of
southwestern Massachusetts. Krupka
received his MFA from Utah State University in 2002. Following graduate school he was a resident
artist at the Archie Bray Foundation from 2003–2005 where his work focused
primarily on wood fired functional pottery.
Since that time Krupka has taught many workshops nationally and
internationally, most recently at King Mongkut’s University of Technology and
Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand where he was resident artist and
visiting faculty. His work has been
exhibited in over 140 exhibitions; at galleries, art centers, colleges and
museums and is held in a number of public and private collections. He regularly
exhibits at Ferrin Gallery (MA), Akar Gallery (IA), The Clay Studio of
Philadelphia (PA) among others. Though
Krupka continues to make pots, his most recent body of work departs from the
vessel and explores ideas of strength, fragility, protection, communication and
autobiographical narrative through the physical amalgamation of daily objects,
religious and historical imagery, and dreams.
In his free time he can usually be found on his bike, the trail, or in
the kitchen.
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