RUSSELL BILES
My narrative ceramic sculpture is satirical in nature. To support this perspective I rely on a high level of craft. I've always appreciated and respected craft and it's ability to transcend culture and social class thus appealing to a broad audience. Another aspect of my work that appeals to a broad audience is my visual narrative. This narrative is influenced by my fascination with the written word, TV, and film. Like the aforementioned I use our culture's obsession with celebrity to engage the audience and tell my story.
The process in which I develop ideas for my work is similar to turning on an old TV and adjusting the knobs and antenna. Once turned on my mind wonders from idea to idea until one becomes in focus. Over the past nine months I've been turned on and tuning in and this is what I saw.
