Artist Statement
My sculptural work explores themes that blur the line between nature and culture, how the fantastic reflects the way we feel about reality, and the ever-present link between future and past. I utilize the imagery of natural and historical forms combined with elements of literature, science fiction, and fantasy to convey a possible reality. My principal medium is clay because of both its workability and many associations, that strengthen the ideas in my work – such as its connections to utility, domesticity, and artifacts of our most distant past.
Bio
Charlie Mabry is a sculptor and ceramic artist. He graduated from Auburn University in 2011 with a BFA in ceramics. From 2012 to 2014 he was an Artist in Residence at the Callanwolde Fine Arts Center in Atlanta, Georgia. From 2014 to 2016 he taught and worked as the Assistant Director of The Potters of Rockybrook Studio in Opelika, Alabama. From 2017 to 2022 he was the Director of Ceramics at the Ohr- O’Keefe Museum of Art in Biloxi, Mississippi.