ArtPrize at the GRPM 2022
Sept. 15 – Oct. 2, 2022
Each year the GRPM curates an exciting, approachable art experience for ArtPrize that is intriguing, distinctive, and engages the viewer’s capacity for awe, curiosity, and a sense of humor. With a combination of the Museum’s location, situated on the banks of the Grand River, and unique resources, the not-to-be-missed, outdoor exhibition is available for visitors of all ages at any time of day.
The GRPM’s 2022 artist exhibition will feature internationally recognized sculptor, Mark Chatterley, who specializes in large-scale figurative sculptures in ceramic that focus primarily on the figure, with a metaphysical theme.
Entry Details:
Name of Piece: “Wall”
Art Form: 3D
Medium: clay and steel, crater glaze
Year Created: 2020
Depth (inches): 14
Width (inches): 104
Height (inches): 92
Weight (lbs): 750
Atrist Statement:
This piece is made from high-fired clay with a crater glaze and was fired in a walk-in kiln that I made. It was created using slabs of clay. No molds were used. The piece was inspired by the attempt to create a barrier at the southern border of the US. The majority of us are immigrants. I am third generation. Immigrants make our country stronger. Diversifying our population brings the world home. I don’t have an answer to our border problem, I just know that history shows walls don’t work. There is always a way to get around them. There must be another solution.