COLIN PEZZANO
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Colin Pezzano, born in 1992, is a woodworker and printmaker based in South Philadelphia. His practice combines digital and hand processes to infuse humor, pathos, and memory into his chosen materials. With over a decade of working experience in academia and fabrication, Colin blends conceptual thinking with technical experimentation.
During his career Pezzano has participated in group shows, juried exhibitions, and attended residencies in the USA and Sweden. He maintains his practice in his basement studio.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My practice is defined by my history and the history of my craft. I find inspiration in the significance of objects we surround ourselves with and the spaces they occupy. I build objects based on the narrative of memory, focused on the introspective. The objects accumulate and become spaces and sets. These scenes communicate between the past, present, and future. They are influenced by the structure of graphic novels. Specifically “blood in the gutter”, or the connections between the panels that enable the viewer to participate in the story and dictate the pacing of events.
I find the process of creation to be like a meditation – as in becoming immersed in the experience and resolving what each work communicates. I think of material as memory and process as the passage of time. By repeating the processes, we continue a dialogue our ancestors have started. By relying on woodworking processes, I connect my actions and memories to the traditions of my predecessors.
Craft is ritual and material is memory.
