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SANTA FE CLAY | SANTA FE, NM JANUARY 9 - FEBRUARY 21, 2015
EMILY DUKE LINDA LOPEZ BROOKS OLIVER PETER PINCUS ADAM SHIVERDECKER MATT ZIEMKE
EMILY DUKE’S CONCEPT UAL P R A C T I C E IN VES T I G AT ES P H Y S I C A L STRUCTURE, cOLOR AND TEXTURE INSPIRED BY CONSTRUCTION S I T E S , A G R I C U LT U R A L B U I L D I N G S , BRIDGES AND M A NUFAC T URING COMPLEXES. SHE IS CURRENTLY A CERAMIC ARTISTIN-RESIDENCE AT RED STAR STUDIOS IN KANSAS CITY, MO.
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EMILY DUKE
Left, Middle: Duke, Wrench and Crutch, 56x25x13, earthenware, 2014 Right: Duke, Modified Wrench I, 22x15x7_, earthenware, 2014
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LINDA LOPEZ
LINDA LOPEZ GIVES HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS TO EVERY DAY i N A N I M AT E OBJECTS SUCH AS CHAIRS, POTTED PLANTS, BUCKETS AND SHADOWS iN HER WHIMSICAL C E R A M I C WORK. SHE WAS RECENTLY AN INVITED ARTIST AT THE “CERAMIC SURFACE FORUM” AT ARROWMONT SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND CRAFTS IN GATLINBURG, TN. 8
Left, Middle: Lopez, Untitled, Ceramics, 12x15x10, 2014 Right: Lopez, Objects Made To Be Rejected, 66x62x18, Ceramic, Wood
BROOKS OLIVER
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BROOKS OLIVER’S WORK IS INFLUENCED BY ELEMENTS OF ENGINEERING AND MATH AS WELL AS HIS LOVE OF MAGIC AND ILLUSION. HIS CERAMIC SCULPTURES EVOKE IDEAS OF FUNCTIONALITY, AND ATTEMPTS TO ALTER THE VIEWER’S pRECONCEIVED NOTIONS OF THE VESSEL. HE IS CURRENTLY AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT THE ARCHIE BRAY FOUNDATION IN HELENA, MT.
Left: Oliver, Cast of Objects, porcelian, size variable, 2014 Top Right: Oliver, Wobble Table (in motion), 4 x 4 ft, porcelain, Wood, Steel Rope, 2014 Bottom Right: Oliver, Sushi Trays, 7x25x3.5in, Stained Porcelain, 2014
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PETER PINCUS PETER PINCUS CREATES SLIPCAST, UTILITARIAN, DESI GN - ORIEN T ED VESSELS. HE EXPLORES FUNDAMENTAL FORMAL QUALITIES AND d I C H O T O M I E S IN HIS CERAMIC WORK. PINCUS IS A VISITING PROFESSOR OF CERAMICS AT ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND LIVES IN PENFIELD, NY.
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Top Left: Pincus, Vases, 18x12x5, porcelain, 2014 Bottom Left: Pincus, Decanter and Cup Set, 13x20x7, porcelain, 2014 Right: Pincus, The View From Here, 20x36x12, porcelain, 2014
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ADAM SHIVERDECKER’S WORK REFERENCES HISTORICAL GREEK VESSELS WHICH REPRESENT A CULTURE THAT VENERATES WAR. THE WORK APPEARS TO BE CORRODED AND DECAYED BY AGE AND EROSION. SHIVERDECKER IS CURRENTLY A FUCULTY INSTRUCTOR AT GREENWHICH HOUSE POTTERY IN NEW YORK CITY.
A D A M SHIVERDECKER
Left: Shiverdecker, Dystopian Series Rhyton, 32x44x36, Earthenware,Stoneware, Wire, 2014 Right: Shiverdecker, Dystopian Series Amphora, 20x20x26, Stoneware, Wire, 2014
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M A T T ZIEMKE MATT ZIEMKE’S INSTALLATIONS ARE INFLUENCED BY THE TENSION HE EXPERIENCES BETWEEN MAN AND THE LANDSCAPE WE LIVE WITHIN. HIS WORK IS INFORMED BY THE WAYS IN WHICH THE LANDSCAPE CAN ULTIMATELY BE DEFINED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY. ZIEMKE IS CURRENTLY A LECTURER AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA IN KEARNEY, NE.
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Left: Ziemke, Black Gold, 8x21x4.5_earthenware, 2014 Right: Ziemke, Caution Cone, 16x7x15, earthenware, 2014
Six Under Thirty-Six WAS CO-CURATED BY HP BLOOMER, SFC STUDIO MANAGER, AND NATASHA RIBEIRO, SFC GALLERY COORDINATOR CATALOG BY NATASHA
DESIGN RIBEIRO
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