John Frost
Artist Statement
I approach my work with two intentions – to physically manipulate and transform ordinary materials, and communicate my observations, contemplations, and opinions relating to the human condition; most recently its relationship to the current state of the environment, society, and economy.
When an object or idea is repeated over and over, it becomes less about the individual object and more about the overall form, texture, and pattern. It loses its singular identity and new associations are created. In the context of my most recent work, the iconic house form represents the individual. When multiplied, it becomes the collective and contains broader global implications.
Conceptually, I’m interested in the individual’s role in the current circumstances facing our nation and planet. Fueled by selfishness and apathy, a state of existence has been created that we must now “clean up”, take responsibility for our actions and live with the consequences. Repetition, scale, and the inherent content in materials help to communicate ideas of excessiveness and the magnitude of our predicament. I’m searching for the perfect balance between too much and not enough.
John Frost was born in 1974 in Grapevine, Texas. He was graduated from Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art, with emphasis in sculpture. In 2000, Frost received his Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Texas Christian University. Since 2000, Frost has widely exhibited his work across Texas and the south, notably consisting of sixteen solo exhibitions. Most recently his work has been featured in exhibitions at The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, Texas A&M University at Commerce, Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and Richland College, Dallas. He currently has an outdoor public sculpture at the Windlands Park in Midland, Texas. Frost has 10 years of teaching experience, and currently teaches woodworking and design at St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas. He is married to Natalie Williford Frost of Abilene. They have a 20-month-old daughter, Anna Jane.
I approach my work with two intentions – to physically manipulate and transform ordinary materials, and communicate my observations, contemplations, and opinions relating to the human condition; most recently its relationship to the current state of the environment, society, and economy.
When an object or idea is repeated over and over, it becomes less about the individual object and more about the overall form, texture, and pattern. It loses its singular identity and new associations are created. In the context of my most recent work, the iconic house form represents the individual. When multiplied, it becomes the collective and contains broader global implications.
Conceptually, I’m interested in the individual’s role in the current circumstances facing our nation and planet. Fueled by selfishness and apathy, a state of existence has been created that we must now “clean up”, take responsibility for our actions and live with the consequences. Repetition, scale, and the inherent content in materials help to communicate ideas of excessiveness and the magnitude of our predicament. I’m searching for the perfect balance between too much and not enough.
John Frost was born in 1974 in Grapevine, Texas. He was graduated from Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, Texas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Art, with emphasis in sculpture. In 2000, Frost received his Master of Fine Arts in sculpture from Texas Christian University. Since 2000, Frost has widely exhibited his work across Texas and the south, notably consisting of sixteen solo exhibitions. Most recently his work has been featured in exhibitions at The Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas, Texas A&M University at Commerce, Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and Richland College, Dallas. He currently has an outdoor public sculpture at the Windlands Park in Midland, Texas. Frost has 10 years of teaching experience, and currently teaches woodworking and design at St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas. He is married to Natalie Williford Frost of Abilene. They have a 20-month-old daughter, Anna Jane.
