Chris Fraticelli

Artist Chris Fraticelli collects ceramics from dozens of sources, reassembling the fragments with a keen eye for composition, color and symbolism.
Fraticelli's sculpture raises questions as to cherished customs and beliefs, literally breaking and transforming them in the process.

Chris Fraticelli’s Life

Los Angeles based Chris Fraticelli was raised in rural Quakertown, Pennsylvania. He entered the US Naval Academy, was commissioned a Second Lieutenant. Fraticelli spent seven years in the Marine Corps, rising to responsibilities as a platoon commander in Somalia and Operation Desert Storm, where he was charged with the dangerous task of defusing mines and explosives. Upon leaving the military he moved to California and worked as a producer on shows including Jimmy Kimmel Live. He eventually left Hollywood to focus full time on his art.

In his military life, Fraticelli blew up objects. Now he pieces broken and discarded pieces together, in his words “polluting Earth with art”.