Sharif Farrag work is made up of richly detailed porcelain, stoneware and drawings. His work wells up from depths of personal experience: his hybrid forms speak to the second generation American experience, a prismatic refraction of his Syrian-Egyptian parentage, his San Fernando Valley upbringing, skater culture and graffiti, Syrian textiles and bakhoor. Certain figures recur as alter egos, giving form and outlet to his angels and demons. Farrag consistently pushes the expressive potential of clay with painterly glazing and intricately interpenetrating forms. ...
