by Carole Epp | Jan 25, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
With
current US politics attempting to reverse human and women’s rights, I create
art to keep these rights moving forward. Much of my body of work consists of
feminine-inspired forms and objects with strong female content. The colors and
topics are loud but I also work to inject humor into these heavy topics. It is
clear to me that Women’s and Civil Rights have come under heavy fire in the
political realm. I strive to make work that is functional and domestic,
attempting to keep these conversations at the ‘everyday’ level, thereby making
my art more inclusive for multiple audiences, as opposed to limiting it to
specific groups or sites. Clay is
my material of choice because it is a malleable material that encourages
touching. I am interested in seeing how the soft becomes strong, and I am
pleased with the tactile sensations of the finished projects.
by Carole Epp | Jan 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
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Resurrection of Gemini 2013
Porcelain, wood
51”H x 60’W x 24”D |
Runs from January 26th through May 4th, with an
opening reception and artist talk from 2-4pm on January 26th.
Where are the Wild Things?, investigates the integration of non-human
animals into our own built environments, specifically the home and its
surroundings. The home can be seen as a place that functions to hold
nature at bay, keeping everything wild and unpredictable outside its
walls. However, there are always creatures that find their way in and
take up residence whether unwanted or invited. Although humans take
great measures to separate themselves from nature, and to keep the
“pests” away, we also cannot resist the need to be connected to that
which we came from ourselves. In and around our homes the evidence of
both our unease and our desire to be connected to the natural world is
everywhere, however contrived and controlled it may be.
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Embedded 2013
Porcelain, wood, synthetic grass
7”H x 13”W x 9”D
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Embedded 2013
Porcelain, wood, synthetic grass
7”H x 13”W x 9”D
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Resurrection of Fluffy 2013
Porcelain, wood, string
24”H x 20”W x 10”D |
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Resurrection of Fluffy 2013
Porcelain, wood, string
24”H x 20”W x 10”D |
www.castellaniartmuseum.org
Address: Castellani Art Museum | PO Box 1938 | Niagara University, NY 14109-1938
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by Carole Epp | Jan 18, 2014 | call for entry, emerging artist, job posting, monday morning eye candy, movie day, residency opportunity, show us your influences, technical tuesday
Each of us has a personal history that we carry
with us. We also share a social history. These histories are a direct
reflection and response to our surroundings. I am interested in the way our
memories of our personal past and social past impact our attitudes, and how
they manifest into different
feelings. I am directly inspired by the people around me in my everyday life. I
often use them as direct characters in my work. I dress them up as bears and
use them as my actors to play out specific scenes that have affected me and
stuck in my mind. I like to believe that the legacy of
the people I feature in my work will carry on through time. Each of my objects
represents a single picture of a single story. The story may be short or long,
simple or complex, but each story interweaves with every other. The
meaning of the single frame I represent may be understood, or lost, depending
on the viewer’s own memories, both social and personal. Together I hope the
frames will weave new stories, with new links to the viewer’s worlds. Thus expanding their knowledge
or emotional response to their own lives and symbolically their surroundings.
by Carole Epp | Jan 9, 2014 | Uncategorized
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