Saturday, February 19, 2011
Artist Statement
Inspired by the decorative arts and formalism, I create contemporary ceramic installations using appropriated motifs. Growing up I observed a rich, lush, luxurious and traditional sensibility within the domestic space. Generations of women in my family have formed a specific idea of what it is to decorate a space and how it is to be done. As an artist I am following the same rules while playing with the formal design elements. I reference this traditional sensibility and
re- contextualize it within modernity. I am drawn to the idea of deconstructing historical, contemporary and domestic design to construct a new composition. This method of looking, choosing, deconstructing and reconstructing has inspired me to explore arrangement and layering of rich color, line and form.
Inspired by the decorative arts and formalism, I create contemporary ceramic installations using appropriated motifs. Growing up I observed a rich, lush, luxurious and traditional sensibility within the domestic space. Generations of women in my family have formed a specific idea of what it is to decorate a space and how it is to be done. As an artist I am following the same rules while playing with the formal design elements. I reference this traditional sensibility and
re- contextualize it within modernity. I am drawn to the idea of deconstructing historical, contemporary and domestic design to construct a new composition. This method of looking, choosing, deconstructing and reconstructing has inspired me to explore arrangement and layering of rich color, line and form.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
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