Artist Statement for Sharles - 2009

Sharles has always been fascinated with the beauty of flowers, butterflies, frogs, lizards, dragon flies and the small birds found as a youth in his grandmother’s garden. The interaction of small wildlife, delicate flowers and organic forms remain the foundation of all his art.

The oriental concepts of natural, imperfect beauty are his artistic esthetics. He feels a spiritual kinship with the "imperfect perfection” ideology. Sharles uses bold, bright, colorful patinas applied to art that has been allowed to evolve with each piece having its own distinct personality

Sharles believes all art is basically functional in its setting independent of its primary use. His work is design driven and he pushes the creative boundaries, exploring daily the possibilities of "what can be" in each piece, versus what it presently is. He delights is creating vessels and candlesticks as much as the more traditional pedestal art sculpture.

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