Ross Carron
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Ross Carron STATEMENT I’ve always been attracted to earthy, worn, natural, textures and colors—things with age and history. So it’s no surprise I was first drawn to working with old books destined for the dumpster. About half of my graphic design clients were book publishers, and it was a comfortable transition for me. I fell in love with the patina of old paper and the hidden structure of old book parts—inside covers, spines, stitching, worn leather, etc.—and used those elements, at least in part, as my medium. My goal from the beginning was to use only my hands. No computers allowed. I planned to deconstruct, then reconstruct, aged, discarded books and vintage papers and apply new structural (architectural) relationships to them. Since then, I have experimented with other, more figurative compositional works that suggest a story as well. I doubt that I’ll ever be able to abandon my early architectural training in structure, form and function, but I am working to add to it the principle of “intent”. I also hope to loosen up a bit! BIO My education and early career was in architecture. I chose however to become a graphic designer and for many years had a successful design studio in San Francisco. When I moved to the wine country in Northern California I was prompted by an artist friend to try collage. I had taught both architecture and graphic design at the college level, but had never taken a proper fine arts class, so this was a challenging suggestion. It seemed to fit with my lifetime of solving design problems for others, but now I’d be my own client! I certainly consider myself a late-bloomer. Much of my time my first year doing collage involved developing my skills and work habits, and most of all, trying hard to not embarrass myself! When I dared to enter three Northern California art shows that year, I was surprised and pleased to receive three awards and make two sales. I assumed it was beginner’s luck. Now well into my second year, I am committed to expanding my art and to evolve to where it takes me. It is now my time to “produce.” ARTIST CONTACT [click to email] IMAGES
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