Nathan Neufeld

Artist Statement

I have been developing a process in which I digitally model the mold parts themselves and fabricate them through programming computer controlled machinery; a mold of an object that never existed. The structure and surface I achieve on my work is through a singular system that dictates the pathing for this entire mold part -- but the form influences the system which responds with varying structure and line width. This yields something akin to woodgrain or muscle fibers, yet is not so familiar.

My focus is on function; not solely if something is functional, but the nature of that function; the interaction between user and object. An object simply having the quality of being used is not enough. I collaborate with chefs and mixologists to create services in which the serviceware confounds expectations and in which the users are provoked by interaction. I strive to create experiences that encourage exploration, revelation, and discovery.

-- Nathan Neufeld

Bio

Artist, designer, and educator Nathan Neufeld was born in Asheville, NC, and graduated from the Ceramics department of the Kansas City Art Institute in 2015. He has exhibited nationally and internationally in venues such as The San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts and The International Ceramics Center in Kecskemet, Hungary. He is also an educator at the Kansas City Art Institute managing Beals Studios, a lab for emerging creative technologies. Nathan has created works for those such as the Kemper family, Manica Architecture, NCECA, and the Kansas City Art Institute. He, most recently, created an installation for The Monarch in Kansas City, which was featured in Architectural Digest as one of eight most stunning chandeliers in the world.