GREGOR TURK •   ATLANTA, GA

"Through my artwork, I typically explore issues relating to mapping, cultural signage and marking place. The appeal of mapping is not the actual geographic information but what that information tells us about ourselves as individuals and as a culture. I tend to focus on the fundamental qualities of mapping— the mysteriousness, inherent biases, cultural authoritativeness, and ability to simultaneously represent and distort reality. My formal training is in ceramics and remains a primary medium of choice, however for over the past decade I have also utilized repurposed rubber (specifically bicycle inner-tubes)."

Gregor Turk received his B.A. from Rhodes College and his M.F.A. from Boston University.  Between degrees he served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia, West Africa. Projects include producing a significant body of artwork resulting from hiking and biking along the course of the 1,270 mile section of the 49th parallel that defines the U.S./Canadian border, photographing blank billboards along fictitious Interstate 50, and making thousands of rubbings from text and imagery from the ubiquitous historical plaques and markers found in American cities. He has permanent public art installations in the International Concourse at the Atlanta Airport (gates E 33 – 36) and in the Jacksonville Airport.  His work is included in the JPMorgan Chase Art Collection, High Museum of Art, MOCA – GA  (Museum of Contemporary Art – Georgia), and numerous other public and private collections.


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