Artist a Day

You are welcome to suggest artists for me to feature. Ceramic art will be the focus of this blog. But I will feature anything I enjoy. I am currently studying my Masters of Fine Arts in ceramics. This blog will be a motivational tool, and hopefully prompt ongoing research.

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Carrieanne Hendrickson

http://hendricksonsculpture.com/home.html

Carrieanne uses her art making as a way of finding a sense of place within the ordinary. Her pieces are whimsical and are influenced by imaginative narratives. 

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Troy Coulterman

http://www.troycoulterman.com/

Troy is interested in representing uncomfortable moments experienced within our own bodies. Misplaced or misremembered memories, cheese hallucinations, awkward social moments which are the product of absent mindedness, thing we prefer to forget or pretend didn't happen. These are the moments Troy is interested in immortalising, they are a testament to our strange lives and by showing them as tangible moments we are encouraged to embrace our weird human oddities as a fact of our being.  

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Carole Epp

http://www.caroleepp.com/

Carole's work is driven by a desire to expose her demons and investigate the social and political dis-functions of contemporary society. Her figurative pieces present a humanity through subversions of utopic projections of being. Juxtaposition of themes and subjects pushes the work forward, religious iconography, news headings, pop culture, nostalgia and the culture of collectable figurines are combined. This bastardisation creates objects which are contradictory and complex, much like ourselves.  

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Amanda Shelsher

http://www.amandashelsher.com/

Amanda's work is self reflective and stems from a search for understanding of self. She often contemplates the theme of motherhood and her own experiences through her work, interested in the life cycles of nature. Human instinct and the act of nurturing are part of this, another aspect explored is ideas of home, suburbia and domesticity. Amanda is interested these themes due to a inner conflict between life in an urban environment over a life closer to nature.

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Kirsten Stingle

http://www.kirstenstingle.com/

Kirsten Stingle is occupied with the creation of narratives within figurative ceramic and found object pieces. Her interest lies in cutting through the isolation of the individual present in modern times to presenting common themes of the human condition. The ultimate goal being an honest depiction of a quest towards self revelation and identity. 

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Tessa Farmer

http://www.tessafarmer.com/

Tessa creates miniscule sculptures which cultivate a belief in fairies. her forms are constructed from organic materials and are typically 1cm in height. This tiny race of beings have something alien and futuristic about them, they create apocalyptic narratives of a microscopic world separate from our understanding and conjure superstitious premises. 

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David Shrigley

David 's work hold a black humour and is wholly unapologetic about it. He investigates aspects of human life and living, but offers no effort to beautify human life or behaviour. David is best known for his drawings which are comical and touch on many different aspects of life, he has also made a number of sculptures and installation based work.

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Maurizio Cattelan

http://mauriziocattelan.altervista.org/

Maurizio's work is often based in satire, his artwork is typically sculptural and informed by installation practices. Through his work Maurizio makes fun of various systems of order from our contemporary world. He is also the artistic director of Toilet Paper magazine, which keeps true to Maurizios satirical nature through the medium of photography.

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Rebecca Gilling

http://www.rebecagilling.com/index.html

Rebecca's ceramic sculptures investigate genetic engineering through the creation of man-animal hybrids. Her work holds a sense of irony and dark humor, looking at insecurities what are a product of human existence.

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Nuala Creed

http://www.nualacreed.com/

Nuala's work entices us through her presentation of innocence and helplessness of her forms. This mood is disrupted by her inclusion of imagery which is violent and out of place. Her intention is to prompt thought on disruptive and violent human actions, and how they will affect future generations and the unwilling majority. 

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Stephen Bird

http://www.stephenbird.net/

Stephen's ceramic work is the product of his history as a painter. His work transforms often presents itself as comically tragic tabeaux, and radiates a sense of Australian living.  

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Sandra Taylor

Sandra constructs works which function as modelled narratives of Australian life. They often represent humorous 'norms' of Australian life, her observations often being made through use of metaphors

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Anton Reijnders

http://www.antonreijnders.nl/

Antons work stems from a fascination with questions of meaning and how we make sense of the world around us. He groups found and made objects in ways which provide opportunity for concentration and consideration. 

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Kate MacDowell

http://katemacdowell.com/index.html

Kate create porcelain sculptures which explore romantic notions situating the environment alongside the human propensity for destruction. Her pieces are responses to the damage we inflict upon our habitats. Human figures and animals act as symbols of the natural world, humorously and sometimes disturbingly transformed into new creatures that share qualities across the boundary of species. 

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David Regan

David's approach to art-making investigates the idea of vessels in a distinctly unique way. Decorative porcelain animal forms invite close observation, the sculptural elements present in his work cause hidden functionality in his objects to be disconcerting. David seeks to address themes of human and animal consumption, and cycles of life and death. Achieved through the alternation of forms reminiscent of traditional serving containers.

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Evan Hobart

http://evanhobart.com/

Evan draws inspiration from surrounding urban environments. His work examines facets of modern life, many of them not particularly attractive. He is interested in creating narrative and highlighting the unsustainable nature of capitalist society. 

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Stan Welsh

http://www.stanwelsh.com/index.html

Stan's work is based in exploration of the figure. He is primarily concerned with exploration of self, while also investigating social and political change through his pieces.