James O. Clark
| Type | Male Artist |
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| URLs | Artist's page Review Los Angeles Times Document Press release: Lesley Heller Gallery; Chicken Cam: Poultry in Motion |
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| Award | 2008 | Sidney Simon Sculpture Award, 183rd Annual Exhibition | National Academy of Museum | New York (US) | |
| Award | 1998 | Award | American Academy of Arts and Letters | New York (US) | |
| Award | 1995 | Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant | New York (US) | ||
| Award | 1983 | National Endowment for the Arts, Graphics | Washington (US) | ||
| Award | 1982 | National Endowment for the Arts, Sculpture | Washington (US) | ||
| Award | 1978 | Creative Artists Public Service, Sculpture |
| Exhibitions | |||||
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| Group exhibition | 2011 | American Abstract Artists International, 75th Anniversary 1986-2011 | Deutscher Künstlerbund | Berlin (DE) | |
| Solo exhibition | 2009 | Lesley Heller Gallery | New York City, New York (US) | ||
| Group exhibition | 2008 | THE 183RD ANNUAL: AN INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN ART | National Academy Museum | New York City, New York (US) | |
| Group exhibition | 2003 | Kingston Sculpture Biennial | Arts Society for Kingston | Kingston, New York (US) | |
| Solo exhibition | 1998 - 1999 | Tulips, Hysteria, Coordinating | Nicholas Davies Gallery | New York City, New York (US) | |
| Solo exhibition | 1997 | James O. Clark | Ohio University Art Gallery | Athens, Ohio (US) | |
| Solo exhibition | 1990 | James O. Clark | Seibu Gallery of Contemporary Art | Tokyo (JP) | |
| Solo exhibition | 1989 | Sculpture | Max Protetch Gallery | New York City, New York (US) | |
| Group exhibition | 1986 | Stalking the Light | Noyes Museum | Oceanville, New Jersey (US) | |
| Group exhibition | 1979 | Dimensions Variable | The New Museum | New York City, New York (US) |
Research and teaching
Storrs, Connecticut, USA
Professor of Fine Arts, University Connecticut
Awards
New York, USA
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant
Education
Kutztown, Pennsylvania, USA
Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Kutztown University
Awards
Washington, USA
National Endowment for the Arts, Graphics
Awards
Washington, USA
National Endowment for the Arts, Sculpture
Awards
Creative Artists Public Service, Sculpture
Born
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, USA
"In essence, I am a sculptor of light. In my creative quest, I am captivated by the magical dialogue between light and form. Light is ephemeral, always changing. Its illumination composes in space, as it defines, reflects, refracts, bends, and teases the volume and mass of static forms. It’s this symbiotic relationship that I’m interested in exploring through my work. "
Artist statement, http://www.jamesoclark.com (25.04.2019)
"What happened to James Clark`s oddball otherworldly constructions? Why does it feel like the polite pharmacist has replaced the mad scientist? Clark`s been around for a long time, showing since the 70`s. He`s also about as decorated as they come, with an American Academy of Arts and Letters award, a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, a Guggenheim, a couple of National Endowments for the Arts awards, and more honorariums than Senator Beauregard Claghorn had Dixie cups.For the past three decades Clark has been concocting bizarre, experimental sculptures that pushed the limits of the medium with his particular use of “discarded" or “non-art" materials, employing everything from urinals and lace pillows to fiber-optic cables and water. He refused to buy into the chic appraisals and theories of his peers working with similar objects, like the tired critique of consumer culture. He stood alone in his uncanny laboratory of wonders and we loved him for it."
https://www.mutualart.com/Article/Thornton-Willis-and-James-O--Clark/948BBC762C9BC368 (25.04.2019)
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The Luminiferous Aether | 2011 | James O. Clark | |
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Wunnerful Wunnerful | 2012 | James O. Clark | |