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Eric Doctors
Colorforms
"I am an explorer of human experience and seek to weave ideas together across a multitude of disciplines: mathematics, philosophy, architecture, and storytelling. I am curious about how we make sense of and navigate the world we live in."
Eric Doctors starts with the universal language of mathematics expressed through geometry and vibrant color. Shapes, patterns, and forms are captivating and timeless; they distill complexity down to its essence. Geometric designs are prevalent across history and cultures; they are the repositories and conveyors of shared meaning, from inspiring temples and cathedrals to ancient mandalas.
To create his pieces, Doctors starts by throwing forms on the wheel and then combines them together to design a wide variety of sculptures and functional shapes. He uses a vibrant palette of colors to bring out the energy of the work, which is glazed and fired to achieve a richly colored surface. For his sculptures, he seeks to create a conversation between harmony and disharmony and positive and negative spaces, considering how the line of the various edges plays off each other so that the viewer is drawn to experience and discover each piece from all vantage points. His functional work uses a set of geometric forms that speak to the universal proportions found throughout nature and architecture. Many artists and writers, including Sol LeWitt, Robert Smithson, Hans Coper, Brancusi, Mary Oliver, Joseph Campbell, and James Turrell, are among his most important influences.
Doctors has a BA in Ceramics and Mathematics from Antioch College and a Masters in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University.
Eric Doctors starts with the universal language of mathematics expressed through geometry and vibrant color. Shapes, patterns, and forms are captivating and timeless; they distill complexity down to its essence. Geometric designs are prevalent across history and cultures; they are the repositories and conveyors of shared meaning, from inspiring temples and cathedrals to ancient mandalas.
To create his pieces, Doctors starts by throwing forms on the wheel and then combines them together to design a wide variety of sculptures and functional shapes. He uses a vibrant palette of colors to bring out the energy of the work, which is glazed and fired to achieve a richly colored surface. For his sculptures, he seeks to create a conversation between harmony and disharmony and positive and negative spaces, considering how the line of the various edges plays off each other so that the viewer is drawn to experience and discover each piece from all vantage points. His functional work uses a set of geometric forms that speak to the universal proportions found throughout nature and architecture. Many artists and writers, including Sol LeWitt, Robert Smithson, Hans Coper, Brancusi, Mary Oliver, Joseph Campbell, and James Turrell, are among his most important influences.
Doctors has a BA in Ceramics and Mathematics from Antioch College and a Masters in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University.
