Shard bottle – Patrick Crabb USA
The Studio Artists’ Gallery
Patrick Crabb regards his ceramic art as the culmintion of a magical journey that has evolved over 40 years, following a myriad of paths of discovery to draw on numerous sources, that continue to act as a wellspring for his creativity. This includes his “deconstruction approach” using the resurrection of shards/fragmentation, which was inspired by artist Rick Dillingham from the 1970’s era. Also included are his nature treks into the American Southwest, with inspiration from broken pot shards by the Native Americans. Additionally, his international travels each year contribute to an ongoing admiration for ancient artifacts of various countries giving a consistent source of inspiration.
His artistic sojourns have provided fertile interpretations of container vessels and ancient figures, with incisive insights into their inherent mysteries. As these connected paths continue to criss-cross each other, his enhanced understanding enrichess his imagery year by year, which he wishes to convey thru his ceramic creations of multi cultural compositions and contemporary artifacts. Recreating a coherency with the broken shards of varied textures and colours adds a new perspective to the rebuilt vessels. The darker raku shards are used to infuse a counterpoint to highlight the brighter pieces and the dynamic of the fractured lines.
Crabb’s large wall platters, vessels and figurative sculptures all incorperate his shard integration while reflecting his intrigue for artifacts from antiquity from his extended travels to witness the primitive cultures of Asia, Africa and South America.
Shard Teapot – Patrick Shia Crabb
Faenza International Ceramics Museum
14 x 16 x 5 inches
Shard Bottles – Patrick Crabb
Hellozenka flickr
‘Bipod’ shard vessel – Patrick Crabb
Fetish Plates — Patrick Crabb
Contemporary Artifacts exhibition -Plinth Gallery
Patrick Crabb and his shard vessel
Brea B vase – Patrick Crabb
raku oxidation-sawdust-horsehair
‘Bird Woman’ — Patrick Crabb
‘Bipod’ shard vessel–Patrick Crabb
Patrick Crabb — Obvara shard bottle
30 inches height
Shard vessel with figure head lid — Patrick Crabb
Slab construct shard teapot — Patrick Crabb
Patrick Crabb shard teapot
Sipapu raku low salt, sawdust and horsehair
Slab construct shard teapot – Patrick Crabb
Shard Figure Series–Patrick Crabb
Amoca
Large Shard Teapot— Patrick Crabb
16 inches height
Decorative shard plate
Ceramic shard bottles – Patrick Crabb
Raku, gold lustre acrylic tripod vessel
Serpent Fetish Plate
Serpent Fetish Plate
Slab/shard sculpture vessel – Patrick Crabb
Patrick Crabb-shard vase
Patrick Crabb–Plinth Gallery exhibition
Patrick Crabb – lidded disk platter
Shard reconstruct bottle – ‘Desert Art’
Patrick Crabb-ceramic sculpture
Patrick Crabb – Afro heads by 3
Shard teapots by Patrick Crabb
Patrick Crabb — raku shard plates and vase
Sedona Arts Centre
Patrick Crabb — shard sculpture vessels with head lids
Patrick Crabb — abstract raku shard vessel
Patrick Crabb — raku sculpture figure vessel
AMOCA.
‘Nurture’ raku sculpture
Patrick Crabb – Showcase Cenote
Patrick Crabb exhibition
Grossmont College Solo Show-Patrick Crabb
Fetish plate–agate stones inset
Shaman figure sculpture – Patrick Crabb
Patrick Crabb–Wheel thrown, extruded
22″ x 16″ x 16″– Smithsonian Museum Renwick Gallery
Artists website – patrickshiacrabb.com
