Proctor in his Atlanta studio
Phil Proctor
Phil Proctor is an Atlanta based professional sculptor. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from East Carolina University. Proctor is founder and owner of Nucleus Sculpture Studio in South Atlanta where he designs and fabricates his large-scale sculptures and public art works. Nucleus Sculpture Studio also works to consult, design, engineer, fabricate and install the works of other professional artists. Proctor’s temporary and permanent outdoor sculptures can be found across the United States and internationally through his exhibitions and public or private commissions.
Proctor is also Co-founder and owner of South River Art Studios where he operates a contemporary art gallery and manages art studios.
“My work explores three dimensional space; primarily as it relates to the human experience. My goal is to create an experience for the viewer; the experience of occupying space with the art, not separate from it. I want a viewer to relate to the work physically; to understand the similarities and differences between the objects and themselves and to relate to the shapes and forms even if on some unconscious level. I enjoy building, constructing; mostly, I think, because I like to experience physical objects changing shape and coming together. ”