Scott Carter

Scott Carter is influenced by the experience of living amongst mass produced materials, spaces and objects that are inherent in contemporary architecture and design. His work manifests as immersive installations and interactive objects that facilitate subtle shifts in value and attempt to redefine utility in relation to everyday experiences. His practice parallels contemporary discourse in art, design, architecture and sound. In short, Carter's process is undoubtedly unique: upon entering the exhibition space, Carter's methods are both performative and sculptural: he reshapes the contemporary gallery space by literally excavating sections of the gallery drywall (or floor) and reconstructing a new sculpture or installation from those pieces. Carter's work is derived from a tactile sense for materials. Through the process of examining materials and their function, he attempts to assert alternate meaning in the built environment and through this act, reveals subtle idiosyncrasies that coincide with the physicality of domestic life. These interventions, ultimately, amount to concise, playful and creative critiques of the way we experience space and the items that inhabit them.



SCOTT CARTER (b. 1984, United States) received his MFA in Sculpture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2011 where he was the first recipient of the Eldon Danhausen Fellowship for Sculpture. He previously spent six years as an emerging artist and student in Atlanta, Georgia where he received his BFA in Painting from the Atlanta College of Art / Savannah College of Art and Design - Atlanta. Scott recently attended two funded residencies at the Vermont Studio Center in Johnson, Vermont and the Ox Bow School of Art in Saugatuck Michigan. In 2011 he completed a solo exhibition entitled Affect/Effect at the Contemporary Art Center of Las Vegas. Currently Scott is part of a group exhibition “Somewhere Else” at the Urban Institute of Contemporary art in Grand Rapids Michigan as well as an exhibition entitled “Plural Zone” that is taking place on the campus of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago as part of the International Sculpture Conference. In addition Scott is working towards a solo exhibition at Linda Warren Projects in Chicago as well as a solo exhibition at the Evanston Art Center in Evanston, Illinois. He will also be participating and performing in the 2013 CAFKA Biennial and Open Ears Sound Festival in Kitchener/ Waterloo Canada.