Sean Bill
Visions In听Clay 2020
Sean Bill
Artist Statement:
The hardship I go through in life and the happiness I feel though success is rendered in ceramic objects that are both sturdy yet fragile. Pushing clay in its plastic state to near failure presents a challenge I enjoy as a maker and aims to convey a level of torment. Sculptural forms are non-traditional, referencing environmental distress and human emotion. Forms begin on the potter鈥檚 wheel; taller vessels are thrown in sections and then attached.听 After attachment, I stretch the form from the inside, cracking and tearing through the surface. As a ceramic artist working in clay I embrace my flaws, forms are voluminous and instinctive, aiming for visual appeal and conjecture.听
Spring Valley 2020
Stoneware, wheel-thrown and wood-fired to Cone 12
17鈥 x 11鈥 x 10鈥
2020
$375
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