Adrian Santiago
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"I’m primarily a sculptor; I usually use everyday objects and give life to them by assigning meaning based on the memories I attach to them. The question for this piece was, how do I use a letter? A letter that was confined to paper. So I tore it up, scrambled it around—It’s pretty much my metaphor of me continuously investigating: what did I do wrong, what happened? And no matter how much you scramble it, it’s pretty much never going to make sense." |
As We Lay Here "This sculpture focuses on the specific euphoric sensation one feels from their scalp and down their spine when with a lover and the gentle reluctance of leaving them once reunited after navigating a pandemic. Half of the vertebrae was hand-sculpted between the artist and her lover - the clay pieces took a total duration of seven hours to complete. This multimedia sculpture is made from clay, yarn, sixteen gauge wire, polyfil, and dried roses." |
Unnamed Reading
"A rendition of the tarot card "The Lovers." This card is concentrated on relationships in your life and may signal you to unify dual forces- to come to terms that everything has a good or bad, a challenge or an opportunity. The tension in these hands, whether tearing the other apart while separating or fighting to keep each other close, exist in unison, building on the bond that seemingly holds them together." "With regards to clay, I’ve had near breaking points where I am struggling so badly with a project that I’m trying to create or recreate where at any stage in the process of ceramics something can go wrong. It can be a frustrating experience when everything goes well until it comes out of the kiln and it has exploded, fallen apart, or cracked. You never know how glazes are gonna react to each other and come out a different color than you expected. You basically have to roll with the punches, you have to learn how to manage your expectations and go in a different direction than you intended. So yes, very much like love." |
"I got inspired by other assemblage sculptors who forge artworks out of materials that they own or are easily accessible. I was really inspired by the Los Angeles assemblage movement because I resonated with that idea of making do with what you have. When you collage, you’re bringing in items that remind you of a certain age or moment. When I look at that collage journal, seeing all those colors and materials bring me back to my childhood." |
Esmeralda Bobadilla
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Russel Wong
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Angela Guerra
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Audrey Hernandez Peterson
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Renee O’Connor
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Adrienne Santiago
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Peter Hoc Tran-Hoang
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The Bath
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