Canadian-born sculptor Robert Harrison has reflected upon this apparently primal
impulse [the need to personalize space and, above all, to compel it to speak in human terms]
for more than thirty-five years, studying ancient monuments from Stonehenge to the
pyramid of Kukulkan at Chichén Itzá and designing his own site-specific works to
acknowledge patterns in the heavens, respond to environmental forces, a
nd converse on visual terms with the surrounding landscape.
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I began my professional career working in ceramics over thirty years ago.
My initial work was through the vessel format, f
ocusing on form and Oriental traditions in clay.
After several years of exploring the vessel the work took a decidedly sculptural bent.
The next few years brought an increase in scale and a focus on site,
with the ideas drawing heavily on influences in architecture,
land art and the introduction of additional sculptural materials.
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I have been exploring architectural concepts in both the larger site-specific outdoor
and museum installations as well as a body of smaller scale studio works over the past
three plus decades, attempting to play one body of work off the other.
The studio works are more intimate,
have included a variety of materials and allow for intensified exploration.
In recent years I have intentionally focused my studio practice
in a strictly ceramics orientation, in essence bringing my studio work full circle,
and back to my ceramic roots.
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Space is a primary component of my work and the consideration of interior
or exterior space is elemental to the challenges of working in any scale,
be it monumental projects or the intimacy of a hand held studio object.
The Architecture of Space has defined itself as the focus of my artistic exploration.
Over the past decade I have had several opportunities to
work with national and international brick and tile factories.
The challenge I have set for myself is to explore the potential of these industrial opportunities
and utilize the resources and tools they offer to further my creative pursuits
in both large and small scales.
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Regardless of the opportunity or application,
my continued effort is to respond to the environment (site),
utilize the given space and create work that resonates with a ceramic echo.
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