joan schwartz

artist

artist statement environmental installation work in clay
work in clay
sitting pieces
My sitting pieces grow directly out of my experience of sitting with images suggested by Thich Naht Hanh — mountain/solid, here/now, arrived/home.
arrived/homne
mountain/solid
here/now
Arrived/Home Arrived/Home, 2002
oil on terra cotta, polychrome
16" x 16" x 9"
(Collection of Shawn and Catharine DeLorey)
Mountain/Solid, 2003
oil on terra cotta
20" x 20" x 18"
Here/Now, 2002
oil on terra cotta
30" x 30" x 24"
(Collection of Earthdance, Cumminton, MA)
specimen series: in this series worlds merge, with human anatomy emerging from shell-like creatures, reaching out to engage and taste the world outside.
outward glance face specimens
Specimen 3: Outward Glance, 2002
oil on terra cotta, found box, straw
16" x 12" x 8"
Specimens: touching base & foot first, 2002
terra cotta, polychrome, found suitcase, straw
20" x 14" x 9"
Specimen, 2002
oil on terra cotta, twine, found box, straw 16" x 12" x 10"
other work in clay
pod
kriya
spine
Pod, 2001
oil on terra cotta
18" x 18" x 30"
Kriya, 2001
oil on terra cotta
18" x 6" x 24"
(Collection of Carol and Paul Wolter-Gustafson)
Spinal Process, 2002
oil on terra cotta
size variable
pelvic twist
burnt offering
deep thoughts
Pelvic Twist, 1999
oil on terra cotta
11" x 7" x 8"
(Collection of Avi Davis)
Burnt Offering, 2000
oil on terra cotta
17" x 15" x 24"
Deep Thoughts, 1999
oil on terra cotta
20" x 14" x 9.5"
(Collection of Manny & Winnie Chrobak)

 

 

January 22, 2008

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