I’m interested in both prototypes and relics—in the beginnings of ideas and their remnants. The artifacts we create and leave behind reveal our ability and desire to understand the world. They also expose the limits of that understanding. The tensions between tradition and innovation; the known and the newly conceived; and the successive, overlapping Systems of the World provide a foundation for my exploration of form and materials.
John T. Upchurch (b.1968, Chicago, IL) is a sculptor working in Chicago. He received a B.F.A from the Kansas City Art Institute in 1990. He has worked as a musician, letterpress printer, designer, educator and technologist. His work can be found in dozens of private collections across the United States as well as the UK and Japan. He has exhibited in galleries, museums and university settings throughout the Midwest.
