“My current work is equally divided between large scale fabricated metal sculptures for public sites and smaller scale cast metal sculptures for more intimate spaces. All of my work is abstract, although the inspiration or reference for the work might be the human form, architecture, landscape or pure geometry. I use materials as directly as possible and am interested in the inherent qualities of the materials showing in the final work. I am deeply involved in making the work and like to allow the different processes of creating the sculpture to be seen in the work. Metal casting, direct carving in stone, welding steel, all have a nature of action which must be respected. The sculptures that result from this action usually have a certain ambiguity or contradiction of meaning/form. References, metaphors, associations and echoes of things seen are
all within the work, awaiting discovery by the viewer.”

Carl received his M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin in 1985. He is currently Professor and Head of Sculpture
at the School of Art - East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.