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This is the public profile of Craig Ashton, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Craig Ashton please login as a press member.My initial introduction to sculpture was through an Associate Degree in Furniture. Undertaking this degree sparked an interest in elements of design and its relationship to the human figure, and a later degree in the Bachelor of Contemporary Arts enabled me to refine ideas related to anthropomorphism and furniture design. I now work as a full time designer/sculptor undertaking furniture commissions and individual speculative sculptures that continue to explore my passion for form using a variety of mediums including composite woods, epoxy resins, metal casting, plaster and paint.
My works are intended to trigger the human desire to touch and caress.
This greatly influences the way in which I create and finish my art/design, creating forms that are both tactile and organic so as to stimulate the innate desire to hold/touch the art.
Since finishing my Arts Degree I have over the last couple of years been developing functional work that reflects elements of my sculptures/art creating a signature of the maker linking both principals of my practice.
ORGANIZATION:
University of Tasmania
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Gallery technician Language, library, archive, museum
EDUCATION:
2007-2008 Furniture Design University of Tasmania Aust
2015-2018 Batchelor of Contemporary Arts University of Tasmania
Launceston/Australia
EXPERIENCE:
2020 Gallery Technician
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
Brunswick Gallery
Melbourne Australia 2018
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2020 Big bang /Popup exhibition
Melbourne Australia
AWARDS:
Winner Contemporary Arts Tasmania Student Prize 2017 University of Tasmania Australia
PRESS APPEARANCES:
1340 Gallery .com 2017
HOBBIES:
Diving, Fishing
REGISTRATION DATE:
2017-04-12 05:16:58
COUNTRY/REGION:
Australia
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Academic
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