FINAL SLOPOKE 2018 CATALOGUE
Catalogue of Artists participating in the SLOPOKE 2018, and exhibition of fine art of the west. Check out www.the-slopoke.com for more information.
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ScottRogers<br />
Alone&Outnumbered,24x22x8.5Bronze<br />
36<br />
Asayouth,Scotwasnotdrawntocreatingart,<br />
however,thecourseofhislifeuniquelyprepared<br />
him tobecomethesculptorheistoday.From<br />
EagleScoutwildernesadventures,toboxing<br />
championships,topineapplefieldworker,to<br />
beinganAlaskangoldminer,toanoilandgas<br />
investmentcounselor,theseandmanymore<br />
experiencesinfusedhisworkwiththemicroportraitsoftheman.Atage30,thepurchaseof<br />
aGrantSpeedsculpturesomesmerizedhim<br />
that6monthslaterheboughtclayandbegan<br />
sculpting.Fouryearslater,hedevotedhislifeto<br />
sculptingfultime.Asacommitedstudent,he<br />
studiedwithFritzWhite(hismentor),Stanley<br />
Bleifeld,HerbMignery,MehlLawsonandGrant<br />
Speed.Hefindsthedisciplineofsculptingto<br />
afordaninstantconduitintoarichbodyof<br />
knowledge(anatomy,emotions,history,customs<br />
&lore).Infact,intotheentirespectrum ofthe<br />
humanexperience.Hehonorsmenandwomen,<br />
who,inexploringandsetlingtheWest,had<br />
courageandpersistencetoworkforsomething<br />
biggerthanthemselves,peoplewhobelievedin<br />
apromisingfuture,andwerewilingtotakerisks.<br />
Regardinghisworkandinhisownwords:<br />
“Ienjoyhowthe‘lineofsilhouete’createsfeeling.Ilovemakingapiecefeellargerthanthe<br />
physicalconfinesofthepieceitself.It’shumbling<br />
tohavefolksviewmyworkandawakenafeeling<br />
deepwithin.”<br />
Moreinfo:www.ScotRogersSculpture.com