Christopher Skura
Christopher Skura is a visual artist and fine art conservator living in Manhattan for 30 years. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a professional certificate in sculpture from the Ringling College of Art and Design and an Associate’s degree in Liberal Arts from New York University. In addition, Skura studied ceramic sculpture with Peter Gourfain at Greenwich House Pottery in New York City, drawing with Mark Barnett, Nicki Orbach and Leonid Gervits at The Art Students League of New York, stained-glass design and construction at The Peters Valley School of Craft, painting and ceramics at The Florida Gulf Coast Art Center in Belleair and philosophy with Paul Edwards at The New School University.
Other experience working in the studios of artists John Chamberlain and Hunt Slonem and staff positions at The Guggenheim Museum/ SoHo and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York University's Grey Art Museum and The Ringling Museum of Art, gave him the unique opportunity to fabricate, construct and install many artworks for other national and international artists.
In 2011, Skura and clay artist Julie Knight, built JAKPOT Ceramic Studios in the Catskill Mountains outside of Woodstock, NY where they sometimes collaborate.
Christopher Skura's work explores the intersection of psychology, structural systems, and emergence theory, drawing parallels between the architecture of the human body and the effects of time on both the human form and the natural world. His sculptures reflect organic, plant-like forms as well as elements reminiscent of man-made machinery. Skura’s daily practice of rapid sketching and intuitive drawing serve as catalysts for these sculptural forms. He elaborates, “The goal is to work with a “beginner’s mind” and utilize the flow-state to achieve a direct expression…. Improvisation is emphasized for phenomenological effect, and I try to capture the speed of living in Lower Manhattan.”
Skura’s work has been included in many exhibitions throughout the United States, including the K.S. Art, 440 Gallery, Jeff Bailey Gallery, Thread Waxing Space, Cynthia Broan Gallery, The Alternative Museum, and New York University Gallery in New York City and The Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dorsch Gallery, Art Lab 33, Rocket Projects and The Pulse Fair in Miami. Also at The Ringling Museum of Art, The St. Petersburg Museum of Fine Arts, The Hunterdon Museum of Art, Alexandria Museum of Art, The Daytona Museum of Arts and Sciences, The Vero Beach Museum of Art, Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Art Center Sarasota, The Box Art Museum in Sweden, Florida State University Art Museum and The Payne Gallery at Moravian University and The Woodstock Artists Association and Museum to name a few.
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