Artist Cameron Luft

Cameron Luft- Artist Statement

From glossy surfboards, custom automobile paint jobs, to slick laptop computers, our culture is fascinated with things that are smooth and shiny. I explore this phenomenon by crafting objects that present an inherent contradiction between what is base and precious.

My family has been in the garbage collection business for over 70 years. Having worked in the industry myself for a number of years I began making artwork from detritus, trash, and recycling. In the spirit of alchemy I transform these base materials into precious objects.

I also engage in the history of art making by producing work that is simultaneously both painting and sculpture and questions where painting ends and sculpture begins.

Resume

Education

2010-2013 MFA Candidate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2000 BA, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

Exhibitions

Group

2011 Arizona Biennial 2011, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2011 Green Means Go, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2011 Environmental Imagination, GPSA Gallery, Tempe, AZ
2011 Organic, O2 Gallery, Chandler, AZ
2010 The Tremendous Side Show, SideBar, Phoenix, AZ
2010 New Graduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ 2004 Stills, John L. Scott Gallery, Orcas Island, WA
1999 Ellensburg Artists, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA
1999 Student Exhibit, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, CWU, Ellensburg, WA
1998 Student Exhibit, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, CWU, Ellensburg, WA 1997 Student Exhibit, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI Juried

Awards

2011 Special Talent Award, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2010 Special Talent Award, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
1998 Jerrol’s Merit Award, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA
1998 UH Hilo Student Ceramics Award, University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI

Publications

2011 “Arizona Biennial 2011: Amazing Cutting-Edge Work!” Howard Salmon, http://tucsonartexhibit.blogspot.com, June
2010 “Upcycling in Urban Art,” Haley Paul, Earth911.com, September
2005 “Anacortes Ferry Terminal,” Islands Weekly, June
1997 “Tea Ceremony,” Kanilehua, UH Hilo, Spring Edition

Professional Experience

2011 Artist Lecture, In conjunction with Arizona Biennial 2011, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
2011 Instructor of Record, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
2011 Internship, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ


Cameron Luft • 2011 • Krylon • Enamel, resin and fabric over recyclables and garbage • 24x22 Cameron Luft • 2011 • Blob • Enamel, resin and fabric over recyclables and garbage • 16x17 Cameron Luft • 2011 • Sky • Enamel, resin and fabric over recyclables and garbage • 24x40 Cameron Luft • 2011 • Glad • Enamel, resin and fabric over recyclables and garbage • 34x40
	Cameron Luft- Artist Statement From glossy surfboards, custom automobile paint jobs, to slick laptop computers, our culture is fascinated with things that are smooth and shiny. I explore this phenomenon by crafting objects that present an inherent contradiction between what is base and precious. My family has been in the garbage collection business for over 70 years. Having worked in the industry myself for a number of years I began making artwork from detritus, trash, and recycling. In the spirit of alchemy I transform these base materials into precious objects. I also engage in the history of art making by producing work that is simultaneously both painting and sculpture and questions where painting ends and sculpture begins. Resume Education 2010-2013 MFA Candidate, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 2000 BA, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA Exhibitions Group 2011 Arizona Biennial 2011, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ 2011 Green Means Go, Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ 2011 Environmental Imagination, GPSA Gallery, Tempe, AZ 2011 Organic, O2 Gallery, Chandler, AZ 2010 The Tremendous Side Show, SideBar, Phoenix, AZ 2010 New Graduate Exhibition, Harry Wood Gallery, ASU, Tempe, AZ 2004 Stills, John L. Scott Gallery, Orcas Island, WA 1999 Ellensburg Artists, Gallery One, Ellensburg, WA 1999 Student Exhibit, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, CWU, Ellensburg, WA 1998 Student Exhibit, Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, CWU, Ellensburg, WA 1997 Student Exhibit, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI Juried Awards 2011 Special Talent Award, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 2010 Special Talent Award, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 1998 Jerrol’s Merit Award, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA 1998 UH Hilo Student Ceramics Award, University of Hawaii at Hilo, HI Publications 2011 “Arizona Biennial 2011: Amazing Cutting-Edge Work!” Howard Salmon, http://tucsonartexhibit.blogspot.com, June 2010 “Upcycling in Urban Art,” Haley Paul, Earth911.com, September 2005 “Anacortes Ferry Terminal,” Islands Weekly, June 1997 “Tea Ceremony,” Kanilehua, UH Hilo, Spring Edition Professional Experience 2011 Artist Lecture, In conjunction with Arizona Biennial 2011, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ 2011 Instructor of Record, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 2011 Internship, Art Intersection, Gilbert, AZ





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