Artists Statement
I grew up listening to stories that were rich in the cultural imagery of the South, which, in retrospect, I perceived to be incredibly surreal but wonderfully believable. It is this background that both inspires my ideas and enables me to translate them into a form of three-dimensional figurative imagism that combines metaphorical apparitions within a literal context.
In this translation, as in any translation, some things are inevitably changed, lost or added. For better or for worse, this is part of the process of conveying a narrative.
The figures in my work have become characters engaged in their own story – derived from the nexus of personal, social and cultural idiosyncrasies. They are personal interpretations of various human attributes aimed at striking the harmonics of emotion through allegorical representations.
Tim N. Taunton
In this translation, as in any translation, some things are inevitably changed, lost or added. For better or for worse, this is part of the process of conveying a narrative.
The figures in my work have become characters engaged in their own story – derived from the nexus of personal, social and cultural idiosyncrasies. They are personal interpretations of various human attributes aimed at striking the harmonics of emotion through allegorical representations.
Tim N. Taunton
Bio
Tim Taunton is a RETIRED Professor of Ceramics and Sculpture at LaGrange College, in LaGrange, Georgia. His work has appeared in publications including Ceramics Monthly, Ceramics: Art and Perception, and World Sculpture News. Tim’s work has also appeared in numerous exhibitions and workshops both nationally and internationally. His most recent solo exhibition (Oct. 2015-Feb. 2016) was at Huntsville Museum of Art in Huntsville, Alabama. In 2010, he had a solo exhibition at the Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences in Macon, Georgia. He was a visiting artist at the World Ceramic Biennial Workshop and Exhibition sponsored by the government of South Korea in Yeo Joo, South Korea. His educational experience includes Arizona State University and an MFA from Louisiana State University.