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Clay Artists
William Kidd
William Kidd: Inspired by the beauty found in the natural world, my work is not an imitation of any real living thing, but rather life forms that might exist in some other worldly place. Microorganisms, fungi, seeds, cacti, and sea life have been observed in great detail which have inspired me to create these "organic possibilities".
Brendan Lee Satish Tang
Brendan Lee Satish Tang:My artistic practice embodies the influences, tensions and contradictions that define the postmodern world. At once, my works exhibit the paradoxical tendency to be irreverent, frivolous, and playful, as well as thoroughly engaged in critical reflection. Admittedly, my aesthetic is driven by a hedonistic engagement with visual culture, yet I remain apprehensive about the all-encompassing diversions of contemporary society. Although my works are non-functional, I often employ vessel forms, or otherwise allude to incongruous functionality (for example, “wiring” of non-electronic parts). These apparent tensions may be particularly salient to my chosen field of ceramics, a medium interested in the notion of art versus craft.
Zemer Peled
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Zemer Peled: Zemer Peled’s work examines the beauty and brutality of the natural world. Her sculptural language is formed by her surrounding landscapes and nature, engaging with themes of nature and memories, identity and place. Her works are formed of thousand of porcelain shards constructed into large-scale/small-scale sculptures and installations.
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Genesis Belanger
Genesis Belanger:
Genesis Belanger’s work is characterized by a surrogacy of the body, as objects, finely sculpted and tinted in fondant hues that take on human features. Everyday objects are made uncomfortably familiar as they begin to resemble us. Sculpted in porcelain and concrete and tinted in fondant hues, Belanger’s still lifes—furniture, fruit, and flowers loaded with signs and symbols—are increasingly contextualized by their surroundings, psychologically charged spaces by the artist’s hand. The effect of Belanger’s work is uncanny, as it tows the line between comfort and disquiet, the beautiful and the strange.
Genesis Belanger’s work is characterized by a surrogacy of the body, as objects, finely sculpted and tinted in fondant hues that take on human features. Everyday objects are made uncomfortably familiar as they begin to resemble us. Sculpted in porcelain and concrete and tinted in fondant hues, Belanger’s still lifes—furniture, fruit, and flowers loaded with signs and symbols—are increasingly contextualized by their surroundings, psychologically charged spaces by the artist’s hand. The effect of Belanger’s work is uncanny, as it tows the line between comfort and disquiet, the beautiful and the strange.
Salvador Jimenez
Salvador Jimenez:I am a nomadic artist who journeys through the Americas, creating rascuache art and high art, speaking Español, Spanglish, English and Ingleñol. Occasionally, I feel I have a static sense of identity and sometimes I have an inventory of multiple identities. I fit in here and there but No soy ni de aquí ni de allá. I am one, in two worlds. The content of my work is a fusion of myth, history, religion, politics, and popular culture and is driven by my life experiences. As an artist I feel I have the responsibility to address the issues that affect my community and to create awareness and propose actions through my art. I want to capture what others overlook by choice or by ignorance.
Jim McKenzie
Jim McKenzie: Though highly fantastical, to the point of being ridiculous, and painted in happy colors, McKenzie’s work is riddled with an underlining darkness, depicting themes of loss and death.
Qixan Lim(aka Quimmyshimmy)
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Qixuan Lim,aka Quimmyshimmy-
I create tension between two worlds— the real and the imagined. My aesthetic sensibilities have been shaped by my love for fantasy stories, old curiosities, time-travel and my yearning for worlds natural and made-believe- Quimmy Shimmy |
Cristina Cordova
Cristina Cordova: The human figure is key to her work which has been described as "a compelling strain of magical realism .At the abstract level, her figures, represent the struggles in the world of today. Cordóva weaves the past with the present as she creates a place for the viewer to complete the narrative in her work.
Johnson Tsang
Johnson Tsang: The mind-bending sculptures of Johnson Tsang push the limits of imagination and sometimes even of gravity. By turns whimsical, lyrical, and provocative, his works capture the fluidity of both physical motion and human emotion while challenging us to see the world in a different way.