EXCELLENT FROM HEAD TO TOE— “When the Two-Headed Snakes Eyes Meet, There Will Be Peace on Earth” by Colleen Fleming lends a soulful gaze to the Ceramic Art Show, which showcased the work of SWC students. Photo by: Mary York
Ceramic students are used to a hands-on approach to their art, but staging their own exhibit really got them fired up.
Julie Green, a two-year ceramics student and the ICC representative of the Clay Club, curated the Student Ceramics Show at the SWC Student Art Gallery. It was a finely-glazed success.
Functional and sculptural styles were featured at the exhibit. Two functional works explored sleekly-glazed, earthy-colored and roughly-textured household items like plates, bowls and even a little pot, while the sculptural delved more deeply into the artistry of SWC’s ceramic artists.
Case in point, a pair of twinned and twisted Egon Schiele-esque feet by the curator herself that stood near the entrance of the gallery. The surrealist piece boasted a pair of opposing feet tied together like a plastic bag. They were a product of Green’s figure model class in ceramics, but due to limited time with the model, she did not finish the piece. This inspired its title, “Dragging My Feet.” Green’s work was compelling.
In another corner of the gallery a man hung vulnerably with largely disproportionate hands and feet. ”Yellow Man” by Rosa Sandoval bore bold style, but the docent assured its artist would not sell. Too personal, she explained.
EXCELLENT FROM HEAD TO TOE— “Dragging My Feet” by Julie Green was a favorite at the Ceramics Show at the SWC Student Art Gallery. Photo by: Mary York
Other pieces were inseparable from their titles, like “Zeus with Dionysus,” a sculpture of a shrinking man inside the limb of a torso with revealing ribs by Margot Villa, engaging the viewer and enriching the piece with its context.
Across the gallery, pieces possessed harmony and chemistry, each demanding attention to their fine craftsmanship. Student ceramicists are kil’n it.
