AMoCA Collection | All of You, All of Me, 2019, plaster, wax, 30" x 32" x 4"
AMoCA Collection | bench brush, 2018, maple, horse hair, rope, 36" x 10" x 5"
AMoCA Collection | Portmanteau, 2019, stoneware, bronze, 40" x 12" x 10"
RAIR | 2018-19
Qwist Joseph | Fort Collins, CO
After years working alongside his dad at the family bronze foundry, Qwist received his BFA from Colorado State University and his MFA from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. In 2016, he was selected as an emerging artist by Ceramics Monthly and awarded a summer residency at the Archie Bray Foundation in Helena, Montana. Most recently, he was living in Southern California where he taught sculpture and ceramics at the University of Redlands and Chaffey College. In addition, he was a guest lecturer at The American Museum of Ceramic Art. Qwist has shown nationally and internationally, and last year he was commissioned to create public works for the Davidson Sculpture Garden in Riverside, California and the New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado.
I study my thought process through object creation, collection and composition. I work intuitively to reveal the poetic nature of how something transitions from an idea to the physical world. Freezing these ephemeral moments in permanent materials like ceramic and bronze creates a tension and connection between the past, present and future. This record sheds light on the effects of life, encouraging vulnerability and self-reflection. During my time in Roswell, I plan to further explore work that centers around lived and vicarious nostalgia, investigating the ways our memories shift over time.
www.qwistjoseph.com
Roswell Museum and Art Center
Rair exhibition • Qwist Joseph "A Splinter Forever" January 26-March 10, 2019
