Fully Loaded

Fully Loaded

My ceramic sculptures are abstracted portraits of friends and family. They reveal no clues about the age, the gender, or the physical identity of the subjects. Instead, they are abstracted character traits rendered in clay with a biomorphic sensibility. I translate a particular personality trait of...

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Main Author: Martin, Laura M
Format: Others
Published: Digital Archive @ GSU 2012
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ceramic wall installations
Online Access:http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/110
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spelling ndltd-GEORGIA-oai-digitalarchive.gsu.edu-art_design_theses-11222013-04-23T03:25:55Z Fully Loaded Martin, Laura M My ceramic sculptures are abstracted portraits of friends and family. They reveal no clues about the age, the gender, or the physical identity of the subjects. Instead, they are abstracted character traits rendered in clay with a biomorphic sensibility. I translate a particular personality trait of a friend or family member into a tangible object and arrange those pieces referencing botanical forms. I tend to choose the negative traits that cause friction in our relationship. My work is a way of acknowledging and dealing with the struggle these traits have caused. I structure my pieces as a floral arrangement to transfer an otherwise unfavorable experience into a positive one. 2012-05-06 text application/pdf http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/art_design_theses/110 http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1122&context=art_design_theses Art and Design Theses Digital Archive @ GSU Fully Loaded ceramic wall installations
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Fully Loaded
description My ceramic sculptures are abstracted portraits of friends and family. They reveal no clues about the age, the gender, or the physical identity of the subjects. Instead, they are abstracted character traits rendered in clay with a biomorphic sensibility. I translate a particular personality trait of a friend or family member into a tangible object and arrange those pieces referencing botanical forms. I tend to choose the negative traits that cause friction in our relationship. My work is a way of acknowledging and dealing with the struggle these traits have caused. I structure my pieces as a floral arrangement to transfer an otherwise unfavorable experience into a positive one.
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