Claudia Chapline's comments about
Eric Furman's Best of Show "Interrogator"

“This piece engaged me!” explains exhibition judge Claudia Chapline. “I was attracted to it initially because of its use of material. In addition to craftsmanship, it combines shapes, colors and textures of metal and appeals on a sensual level to the eye and the hand to engage you with what the artist is about.“

“Why is the artist doing this? What ideas are being evoked here?” continues Chapline.  “There are these vulnerable circular shapes and intrusive, threatening points. Both alluring and repelling, you want to walk away from the coldness and hardness of the piece.”

“This sculpture speaks to what is happening in our world at this time. It is industrial, corporate and menacing. It depicts the pressure to destroy wholeness. It is what we all face as we leave the comfort of the woods, going into the city.”

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