John
Horace Stone
Bio
John Stone received his BFA in Environmental Design and Architecture
from Parsons School of Design in New York, and received additional
technical training in construction management from Temple University.
His sculptures and assemblages are immediately personal in nature
often including family snapshots or other familiar imagery and
objects. His interest in architecture and construction techniques
is evident in his astute and finely crafted creations. John
Stone has been exhibiting his work since 1992 and has had exhibitions
in Sydney, Australia, Philadelphia, and New Jersey. John has
been involved in collaborative projects with the Creative Arts
Workshops in New York, The Village of Arts and Humanities in
Philadelphia, and has presented on-site installations at the
Philadelphia Fringe Festival in 1998 and 1999. In 2000, John
was selected to participate in the inaugural Biennial Exhibition
at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. In 1999 he received
a grant through the Fairmount Park Art Association as part of
the New Landmarks initiative to produce a significant piece
of public art in a church lot in North Philadelphia. John Stone
lives in Philadelphia
Statement
My view on the aesthetics of the
artist and art are very pragmatic. I believe this comes from
my study of Architecture. At should work on several levels.
In all of my work I try to include some familiar object, a high
level of craftsmanship, and a link through time to the viewer.
The work I create illustrates the stories we all know as American,
but they are suffused with the curious place that I, as an African
American, hold in that story - home, place, loss, love, joy,
and pain. My artwork and architecture have been a tool to reconcile
my history, my place in this American society, and myself.
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