This piece is made with Slipcasted stoneware, underglaze, slip inlay, and glaze
Size: 2.5’’x3’’x3’’ (LxWxD)
Shipping within the United States: $15
Proceeds from the sale of this object will benefit the artist, and Artaxis, a 501(c)3 non-profit art organization. Please contact us at contactartaxis@gmail.com if you would like to ship this object out of the US, or if you have any questions.
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Artist Statement:
Anatomical renderings and historical imagery allow the body to be translated from its complex layered structure to a more simplified form, often with the use of changes in dimension, scale, color, and perspective. Not unlike geographical maps, they facilitate meaning by setting up multiple systems of analysis that as a whole can be understood.As a sculptor my ceramic practice and research of the human physiology are often approached simultaneously utilizing metaphorical associations and microscopic imagery that seeks to make sense of my own being at a genetic level. With the use of the metaphor and anatomical imagery I remove the body from its original context allowing a highly complex system to be stripped to its most basic elements. By translating my genetic information in this way I am able to begin to understand the factors associated with genetic diseases, how they may be transferred, and link up my ancestral makeup to possible environmental factors that may have occurred in the past.Multiple, often slipcasted forms build on the layer of content within the work. When arranged in space they invite the viewer to explore the object’s construction, surface,interaction, and its potential to represent a more complex system within a variety of contexts.
Bio:
Natasha Hovey was born and raised in New Hampton, Iowa. In 2011 she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts from The University of Iowa in Iowa City, Iowa, and in 2014 she received her Master of Fine Arts at The University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin.
Hovey has exhibited at the EKWC/ European Ceramic Workcentre. s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, Glassell School of Art within The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas and the MANA Contemporary in Chicago, IL.
Hovey was a NCECA project residency artist at the European Work Center in the Netherlands and an Artist-in-Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Midwestern State University.
Natasha currently serves as Vice-President for Artaxis.org.
Check out Natasha's works on: https://artaxis.org/natasha-hovey