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CRAIG ROBB

Lives and works in Denver CO, USA
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 NUANCE, 2004 WOOD, STEEL 31X135X10 CM. /12X53X4 IN.
BEARING, 2005 WOOD, STEEL, GRAPHITE, TYPEWRITER 46X46X15 CM. /18X18X6 IN. 
When deciding what I would do with my life, being
an artist never entered my mind. Instead, I utilized
my creative talents in other areas spending a great
deal of time avoiding the lure and temptation of
making sculpture. It was here that I began gathering
experiences and developing viewpoints about our
world that are a prevalent part of my sculptures
today. My imagery draws upon these experiences in
life and the knowledge of materials garnered during
that time period.

My sculptures are looked upon as a form of abstract
imagery utilizing content laden objects. Many of my
ideas stem from a fascination with how things are
connected, both literally and figuratively. Originally,
I worked with the box format as the basis for these
sculptures but have expanded outward from those
original constraints. I utilize space to create an
intimate setting in which are filled with objects that
I have made and those that I have found. The use of
space is very important to this work. I am interested
in how objects function within a given space; how
they occupy it and the relationships created with the
other objects in that space. A sense of balance is
also integral to the work creating a tension in a literal
sense and to develop more meaning between the
objects. These objects contain an inherent meaning
or symbolism and yet they also hold an

individualized meaning for different viewers. By
combining these concepts, my sculptures then take
on a meaning that is unique to each person who
experiences them and an element of discovery in
finding those meanings.

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