| Joyce Robins | |||||
| For some time now I have been making clay polychrome sculptures, often in groups related by a specific three-dimensional idea. I am interested in how installation, light and color affect our perception of visual forms; how the simplest of changes can create a world of difference.
Inspired by all sorts of patterns, natural and man-made, I use textures and perforations to create scale and manipulate the play of light. Light can rake across a surface, penetrate the skin of a piece or seem to emerge from within. Color offers more possibilities in charging a simple object with ambiguity and nuance. I combine glazes with washes of transparent ink and opaque pigment. I generally work with basic geometric shapes -- allowing me to better understand the implications of these strategies. With its flexibility, its history and its sensuality, Clay is without parallel as a tool for the sculptor. |
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