The Art of Charles Pilkey

STARS

For the first time in the history of our planet a species has risen that will soon be self-evolving. Genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology - Will we use our new found technological triumphs to patch up a broken paradise? Will we distinguish ourselves as a race of benign star-roving supermen? Or will our ancient reptilian savagery extinguish us in war and ecological ruin? The oddsmakers these days say it's an even bet either way.

Like all artists I am indebted to great minds both past and present. But my best mentors have always been cold mountain winds, the sound of waves at night, campfires under stars innumerable as dust on a vagabond's blanket - earth, air, fire, water, stars.

Genesis   etching   18" x 11" Genetically engineered superfish

City People    color pencil 18"x 30"cm

Madonna From Nagasaki   color pencil   22" x 26" Portrait of artist's wife whose family survived the atomic  bombing of Nagasaki

Babel     color pencil  19"x 22" Symbol of a decadent civilization

Architectural Fantasy    mixed media Apartment made of ferrocement designed to look like natural rock formations providing a home for humas, lizards, birds, etc.

Green City    color pencil Replacing trees cut down by urban development

Charles Pilkey is a sculptor living in Mint Hill, North Carolina with his wife and son and three cats. He lived for fifteen years in Japan where he taught sculpture at Kyushu Sangyo University. His work can be seen in private and public collections in China, Italy, Japan, Korea, Turkey and the U.S. He dreams of one day carving on the moon.