Artist: Djordje Aralica

Title: Keyhole Series

Date: c. 2009

Media: painted wood

Dimensions: 16" x 15"

Djordje Aralica is an established sculptor from Serbia with national exposure and residency experience. After finishing his fine art studies in Belgrade, he spent a decade in several Mediterranean countries and in the U.S.A. During this period, his style evolved as a response to the diverse cultural environment. Aralica is interested in the objects of everyday life, which in his work unite collective and personal experiences. His general approach to modeling is minimalist and purist. Geometricized in form and combined with a highly tactile surface, Aralica's sculpture highlights its monumental quality and promotes its associative power.

Artist: Djordje Aralica

Title: Keyhole Series

Date: c. 2009

Media: painted wood

Dimensions: 16" x 15"

Djordje Aralica is an established sculptor from Serbia with national exposure and residency experience. After finishing his fine art studies in Belgrade, he spent a decade in several Mediterranean countries and in the U.S.A. During this period, his style evolved as a response to the diverse cultural environment. Aralica is interested in the objects of everyday life, which in his work unite collective and personal experiences. His general approach to modeling is minimalist and purist. Geometricized in form and combined with a highly tactile surface, Aralica's sculpture highlights its monumental quality and promotes its associative power.

Artist: Terry Crowe

Title: Frosted Tips

Date: 2019

Media: air plant sculpture

Dimensions: 6" x 24"

Greenville, NC artist Terry Crowe is constantly exploring new forms of creative expression and innovation. A self-proclaimed "maker of things," his creative interests reach far and wide. He enjoys experimenting with a range of materials and frequently employs natural elements in his works. Terry was a resident artist at the Art Lab in 2019-2020.

Artist: Jordan Parah

Title: The Linear Violin

Date: 2020

Media: aluminum

Dimensions: 21" x 9"

"My name is Jordan Parah and I graduated from East Carolina University in 2014 with a BFA in Sculpture and minor in Art History. Currently I have a studio in Greenville, NC where I run my business Parahdise Sculpture, LLC. My works can be found in public and private collections throughout the southeast including North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

"The main focus of my work is equality in our society; equal rights portrayed through large-scale sculpture. I challenge the intrinsic properties of metals and form them into unique, harmonious compositions that exemplify coexistence; creating balance and harmony out of diversity. In my research I seek to connect contrasting metal forms, shapes and colors to create a nexus between the sculpture and the fundamental principle, that all people are different yet all are equal."

Artist: Jordan Parah

Title: Strong Winds of Promise

Date: 2019

Media: aluminum

Dimensions: 22" x 12"

"My name is Jordan Parah and I graduated from East Carolina University in 2014 with a BFA in Sculpture and minor in Art History. Currently I have a studio in Greenville, NC where I run my business Parahdise Sculpture, LLC. My works can be found in public and private collections throughout the southeast including North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee.

"The main focus of my work is equality in our society; equal rights portrayed through large-scale sculpture. I challenge the intrinsic properties of metals and form them into unique, harmonious compositions that exemplify coexistence; creating balance and harmony out of diversity. In my research I seek to connect contrasting metal forms, shapes and colors to create a nexus between the sculpture and the fundamental principle, that all people are different yet all are equal."

Artist: Michael Tracy

Title: Green Bottle with Stopper

Date: 2020

Media: blown and lampworked glass

Dimensions: 28" x 8"

"My mind seems to be split between two distinct personalities. One side is the part that should have been a scientist or a computer programmer - it is analytical, logical, and succinct. The other part of me desires creativity and expression. It is enamored by ideas, emotions, and interpretation - being more like a poet rather than a scientist. My work is a way for me to resolve the differences between the two parts. Creating each piece is more like an analysis of the subject, trying to understand its nature and properties and discovering all of the minute details. With this analysis comes the freedom to create something that is capable of being expressive and emotive. The two sides compete and complement each other. Some pieces end up as representational depictions whereas others are abstracted, becoming deconstructions of the subject where I can study its components and reinterpret the structures."

Artist: Michael Tracy

Title: Liminal Geometry: Cube #1

Date: 2020

Media: glass

Dimensions: 10" x 10"

"My mind seems to be split between two distinct personalities. One side is the part that should have been a scientist or a computer programmer - it is analytical, logical, and succinct. The other part of me desires creativity and expression. It is enamored by ideas, emotions, and interpretation - being more like a poet rather than a scientist. My work is a way for me to resolve the differences between the two parts. Creating each piece is more like an analysis of the subject, trying to understand its nature and properties and discovering all of the minute details. With this analysis comes the freedom to create something that is capable of being expressive and emotive. The two sides compete and complement each other. Some pieces end up as representational depictions whereas others are abstracted, becoming deconstructions of the subject where I can study its components and reinterpret the structures."