Anna Calluori Holcombe

Artist Statement

Anna Calluori Holcombe

The Encounter of Ceramics and Contemporary Art

As an artist I see the world in a distinctive way.  When I travel and explore the world, I cannot help but make connections.  Nature is one place that I look for these connections. Interestingly, the word nature has multiple definitions, ranging from a person’s inherent character to an organ’s function and to the flora and fauna found in the landscape. The ambiguities I find in nature give me much inspiration to draw from. There are unlimited variations of what can seem to be rather mundane objects. 

With the Piante series, I am combining the organic shapes to create unique forms with a broader vocabulary.  I scan natural objects such as fruits, vegetables, seedpods, etc. The scans are then 3D printed in plastic models used to make plaster molds for slip casting in porcelain.

I often consider how my ceramic works fit into the broader world of contemporary art.  Certainly, the still life remains a vibrant genre even today.  It has been interpreted in many ways. It speaks to our relationship with objects through the lens of  society and its culture. It implies a system in first choosing then arranging objects for a unified form.  These recent  works of mine can be connected to the ready-made, the use of found objects and mixed media  found in the works of such artists as Kiki Smith, Marcel Duchamp and Mario Merz.  

Taking natural objects and using them in a digital form creates a juxtaposition that I find interesting. The work evokes the vessel, but hopefully begins to transform it in the mind of the viewer to a more organic form that suggests relationships and often takes on the genre of the still life.

安娜·卡洛里·霍尔科姆

“相遇”上海当代陶瓷实验艺术展作品创作自述

作为一个艺术家，我以独特的方式看待世界。当我旅行和探索世界时，我会情不自禁地将艺术和自然建立联系。自然是我寻找这些联系的一个地方。有趣的是，自然这个词有多种定义，它可以是一个人的内在特征，也可以是某个器官的功能，还可以是风景中的动植物。大自然的不确定性给了我很多启发。看似平凡的事物有着无限的变化。

在Piante系列中，我将有机形状结合在一起，创作出了多语义的独特形式。通过扫描一些自然物的形态，像是水果、蔬菜、种荚等，然后用3D打印的方式使之成为塑料模型，再用它们制作石膏模具，最后在瓷器中进行注浆。

我经常考虑如何使我的陶瓷作品融入更广阔的当代艺术世界。当然，即使在今天，静物仍然是一个充满活力的流派。它有很多解释。它通过社会和文化的视角来表达我们与事物的关系。就像一个系统，首先选择对象，然后将对象排列成统一的形式。我最近的这些作品可以与奇奇·史密斯、马塞尔·杜尚、马里奥·梅尔茨等艺术家的作品中，使用的现成的物品和混合媒介相联系。

选取自然界的物体，用数码的形式将它们结合起来，我觉得很有趣。这件作品唤起了人们对容器的回忆，但我更希望它开始在观赏者的脑海中转变为一种更有机的形式，一种和静物画相联系的形式。

3D扫描和打印塑料模型

景德镇高白泥，滑铸，光泽

6.5 x 6 x 5.5英寸 17 x 15 x 14cm 2019