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Joshua Edgar

Biography to Display: 

1990 Born Gulfport, Mississippi

EDUCATION

2015 AA Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, Gautier, Mississippi

2017 BFA Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi

PRIMARY WORK EXPERIENCE

2008-2013 Sniper, US Army, Fort Riley, Kansas

2012-2015 Sniper, Mississippi National Guard, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

BIOGRAPHY

Joshua Edgar is known for stoneware and porcelain functional and sculptural work. . His work is wood fired, raku-fired, and/or gas fired. His sculptural work can be representational or abstract, and often uses mixed media adding iron, wood, brass or leather.

Themes include the line between functionality and art, and finding beauty in imperfection. He is influenced by the artists Janine Antoni, Akira Satake, and Shozo Michikawa.

 

 

Typical Marks

Square in appearance, with two "L" shapes surrounding a smaller square in the middle.

Kurinuki Chawan
Date: 2016
Materials: Stoneware
Method: Thrown and Altered
Surface Technique: Glaze
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist
Photo: Artist

Citation: Herrera, Carolyn. "The Marks Project." Last modified June 12, 2023. http://www.themarksproject.org/marks/edgar

TAGS

Mississippi, mixed media, Janine Antoni, Akira Satake, Shozo Michikawa