Coleton Lunt

Bio

Coleton Lunt grew up among the red rocks of southern Utah and his work is reminiscent of the landscape. For most of his career, he has focused on wood and soda-fired pottery. He received his BFA at Northern Arizona University and his MFA from the University of Notre Dame. He was a resident artist at Pottery Northwest in Seattle and is currently a resident artist at Belger Crane yard Studios.

Artist Statement

I make each sculpture as an individual and often stack or cluster them to achieve a more compelling composition with new meaning. Most of the sculptural forms become part of an evolutionary installation I call the Multispecies Muddle, inspired by the writings of Donna Haraway. For three years running, I have shown the same installation. It is an aesthetic ecosystem and all pieces are part flora and part fauna. Every time it's shown it changes. Pieces disappear from the group when sold, new works are created and introduced, and others have been there the whole time. Some pieces are not strong enough to show alone, but within the collective, they help strengthen the overall aesthetic. The meaning of this evolving cluster is tied to human communities as well as ecosystems.