Scott Meyer is an American artist who earned a Ph.D. in Art Education from the Pennsylvania State University in 1985. After graduating, he taught at the University of Montevallo in Alabama, where he is now a professor of the Art Department for nearly 40 years.
Scott is an artist with rich experience in exhibitions and lectures, and his work is in the permanent collection of the South Bend Museum and the Ohio Museum. He has also been published in international journals and was an artist-in-residence at Tainan National University of the Arts in 2017. In 2020, he had a solo exhibition at Yingge Ceramic Museum.
Specializing in wood-firing, he is passionate about the expression of traditional techniques. He is an accomplished and experienced wood-firing artist.
For Scott, the industrial equipment "crucible" represents the high heat and industrial production process. It is also the most convincing presentation of industrial history and culture, and has become a symbol of his artistic works.
The process of using "The Crucible" involves containing, funneling, sifting, pouring, heating, cooling, and transforming, a series of processes that often facilitate a connection with the human being, and these processes distill the essence from the simple form into a unique existence.
Therefore, he explores and researches in the process, fascinated by the elements, physically, and through the firing of the Anagama, the texture of the fire traces and the subdued colors and crystals of the ash sprinkles are presented one by one.
The labor involved in wood-fired inherits traditional craftsmanship, just like the alchemy and transformation of the "crucible," which is representative of industry, and is a continuation of the traditional technology with its power of thought.
