151 - Tom Bartel, Ceramic Doll Head Sculpture #1, Value: $350

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Title:  Ceramic Doll Head Sculpture #1

Artist:    Tom Bartel

Media:  Earthware, oxide wash, vitreous slip,underglaze

Dimensions:  5" x 4" x 3"

Value: $350

Fascinated by the human condition, Bartel begins his work by drawing upon various influences and placing them into surrogate forms reminiscent of dolls, figures, bodies. Surface textures place firmly between horror and humor.

Tom Bartel grew up on the Erie shores of Cleveland, Ohio and is known for his disturbing and humorous fragmented figures that take cues from a “shotgun blast” of influences ranging from antiquity to popular culture. He received his BFA from Kent State University and his MFA from Indiana University-Bloomington

Bartell lectures, conducts workshops, and exhibits extensively throughout the United States and internationally. His work is included in numerous public and private collections, and he received Individual Artist Fellowships from the Pennsylvania arts council, the Kentucky Arts Council, and the Ohio Arts Council.

www.tombartel.net

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