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Ed Corle is an Associate Professor of Art at The
University of Findlay where he teaches ceramics, sculpture and
three-dimensional design. He has been with the University of Findlay since
1986. Corle attended Ohio Northern University and earned a Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree in 1974. He also attended Rochester Institute of Technology
School for the American Craftsmen and earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in
1982. He enjoys exhibiting functional hand-thrown pots.
He has participated in many art shows including the Toledo Art Museum's area
artist exhibition. In addition, he participates in area art fairs and
festivals such as the Ann Arbor Summer Art Fair and The Black Swamp Arts
Festival. He is a member of the Findlay Art League, The Michigan Guild and
Ohio Designer Craftsmen. |
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My paintings begin with an experience of connections
to a place. This occurs when angles and light, breezes, temperature,
humidity, and even scents join forces with the site, revealing textures and
detail: characteristics of use and wear, and faded beauty. The sites
for painting include fields of horses or livestock, barns, and empty houses
of rural Ohio being reclaimed by nature through the passage of time.
The sense of having been there -- remembering the
smells and sounds, the brush of grass, the echo of a hoof in a barn --
affects my conscious and unconscious choices. Which transparent
watercolors should I combine with which opaque gouaches, to enable viewers
to fall into the scene in a three-dimensioned way.
My process is distinguished from pure photo-realism
because it allows for transmission of the perceived image of experience from
mind to heart to brush. |
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