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Christopher
Pardell
Collection
Christopher Pardell, one of the first artists to join the Starlite
Family, began sculpting at the tender age of four, and cites his family
as one of his first major influences.
By his teenage years, Pardell had come to the realization that sculpting
was to become his lifes work. Influenced by the work of renowned sculptors
Russell, Remington and Rodin, Pardell wanted to pursue his passion
for realism. His formal education was laid aside in favor of an apprentice
moldmaker position with a commercial statuary company, and it was
there that he received what he considers to be his "real education
in art.
" As an apprentice to the Italian master artisans who ran the
statuary, Christopher rapidly learned the skills that would enable
him to excel as an artist and earn the stature that has come with
his success. Never sketching his designs on paper, Christopher composes
all of his work in three dimensions, in a maquette.
This unique approach explains the unparalleled beauty and detail that
are the trademarks of his work. Christophers exceptional style and
special talent have served to impress even the most discriminating
collector. The sense of tragedy and drama of the American Indian has
long been a favorite theme of his. "I try to convey the spirit
behind the Native American lifestyle.
The sculptural nature of Native American dress, their use of dance
as a metaphor for their vision of a world in constant motion, and
their intriguing way of life, provides a rich field of composition
and drama from which he creates, "Pardell says. Upon reflecting
on what his art means to him, Christopher states,"I try to express
myself through sculpture.
Its all Ive ever done. Its all I know how to do." Respected and
admired by fellow artists, craftsmen and collectors of fine art, Pardell
tells us that he will always do sculpture because it allows him to
live. "Sculpture is very meditative and cleansing for my soul.
In the concrete slab that lays by my studio I have engraved the phrase
life is a performance artwork, make yours beautiful. Thats the principle
I live by.
" Currently, his artwork can be found in public and private collections
throughout the world.
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