Chris Berti brings a special kind of reverence to his sculpture of animals and everyday objects. Organic in their reflection of the natural world, each form is sculpted with honesty and care. Berti’s stone sculpture is inviting to the touch and embodies an overall sense of calm and a living spirit.
"In nature, the stone evolves and changes, hit by rain and sun, it fades and erodes. It may be covered or things may be added. In a sense, I speed up the process and uncover my ideas as natural forces uncover qualities of the rock through time and energy." -Chris Berti
Selected Public Collections
Brooks Museum, Millikin University, Decatur, IL; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, MI; Illinois State Museum, Springfield, IL; Lafayette Museum of Art, Lafayette, IN; Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Montreal Museum of Art, Montreal, Quebec; National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts; South Bend Art Museum, South Bend, IN; Southern Illinois University Museum, Carbondale, IL; Charles A. Wustum Museum of Art, Racine, WI
RAM'S HEAD, Red Sandstone, 11 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 3"
TEXT, Carved Drainage Tile, 12 1/2 x 20 x 4"
TORTOISE SERIES III, Black Granite, 13 x 22 x 14"
BROWN HARE, Granite, 5 x 9 x 4 1/2"
DUGOUT, Beaver-cut Red Cedar, 3 x 15 x 2 1/2"
SWAVE, Sycamore and Pigment, 10 x 21 x 13"
SUE, Yellow Pine, Barn Beam and Oil Paint, 46 x 13 x 12"
RUNABOUT, Western Cedar and Pigment, 6 1/2 x 31 x 5"
CURRENTLY ON VIEW
