Materials: Mild steel, oxidation
Dimensions: 3" x 3" x 5"
This piece focuses on the juxtaposition between how we perceive external and internal beauty. I deliberately oxidized the interior of the steel chalice to produce a slow deterioration of the piece. In a way, the chalice is an extremely slow performance piece. The exterior is beautifully polished and etched, but eventually the piece will completely wither and deteriorate due to the internal changes occurring.
Photo credit: Parker Brown
Parker Erich Brown
Crescent Moon Armoury
Carbondale, IL. USA
I am originally from Denton, TX where I earned an M.F.A. in Metalsmithing from the University of North Texas. My career has included teaching as well as serving as artist in residence at a smal artisan center in Eastern Kentucky. I own my own business specializing in historical metalwork and armour as well as being a lecturer on the topic. Most recently, my armour work was shown in the PBS series, NOVA as part of their episode, "Secrets of the Viking Sword".
My current work focuses on the use of historical armour as a medium from which I express issues regarding the nature of human relationships. While I have created armour as a purely functional and aesthetic object, my recent work now explores armour as a vehicle for more conceptual expression. All my pieces are produced directly from the visual and technical tradition of historical armour, but use modifications of the original form and function to address new metaphorical meanings.
By combining technical and conceptual knowledge in a new, but recognizable form, I aim to illicit an experience initially triggered by investigation of the craftsmanship of the object and fed by a deeper message communicated by the obvious manipulation of the form's function and aesthetic. Thus, my pieces attempt a dialog with the public through the combination of technical attraction and conceptual discourse.
Materials: Mild steel, oxidation
Dimensions: 3" x 3" x 5"
This piece focuses on the juxtaposition between how we perceive external and internal beauty. I deliberately oxidized the interior of the steel chalice to produce a slow deterioration of the piece. In a way, the chalice is an extremely slow performance piece. The exterior is beautifully polished and etched, but eventually the piece will completely wither and deteriorate due to the internal changes occurring.
Photo credit: Parker Brown
Parker Erich Brown
Crescent Moon Armoury
Carbondale, IL. USA
I am originally from Denton, TX where I earned an M.F.A. in Metalsmithing from the University of North Texas. My career has included teaching as well as serving as artist in residence at a smal artisan center in Eastern Kentucky. I own my own business specializing in historical metalwork and armour as well as being a lecturer on the topic. Most recently, my armour work was shown in the PBS series, NOVA as part of their episode, "Secrets of the Viking Sword".
My current work focuses on the use of historical armour as a medium from which I express issues regarding the nature of human relationships. While I have created armour as a purely functional and aesthetic object, my recent work now explores armour as a vehicle for more conceptual expression. All my pieces are produced directly from the visual and technical tradition of historical armour, but use modifications of the original form and function to address new metaphorical meanings.
By combining technical and conceptual knowledge in a new, but recognizable form, I aim to illicit an experience initially triggered by investigation of the craftsmanship of the object and fed by a deeper message communicated by the obvious manipulation of the form's function and aesthetic. Thus, my pieces attempt a dialog with the public through the combination of technical attraction and conceptual discourse.