A co-exhibition at Red Star Studios in Kansas City highlights the work of two artists who are finishing up residencies there. The Shae Bishop and Emily Duke Exit Show opened Sept. 5 and will run through Oct. 25 at the gallery.
Above image: Shae Bishop, From the Ground Up, china-painted image and wall-mounted tile, 17 x 17 x 3/4 inches
Shae Bishop, Tulip Folly, painted china on wall-mounted tile, 26 x 26 x 2 inches
Born in Tennessee, Shae Bishop currently resides in Kansas City. He earned his BA in ceramics and art history at the Kansas City Art Institute. The artist states that he “feel(s) a strong connection with pattern as a visual element that transcends history and material by tapping into cultural memory.” He sculpts figurative forms with areas of ceramic tile laced together with fiber materials.
Shae Bishop, Trojan Tweed, painted china and wall-mounted tile, 21 x 21 x 2 inches
Shae states in his biography: “In addition to composing patterns, all cultures create garments and architectural structures, which serve as bodily protection and visual communication. Using the figure as a foundation for this pattern information reiterates and connects those references.” Coat, pictured below, uses porcelain to achieve that effect.
Shae Bishop, Coat, 2011, porcelain, underglaze, glaze, gold luster, cotton string, canvas, 38 x 18 x 9 inches. Pictured here with the artist.
Emily Duke, a ceramic sculptor, says her mission is to “highlight vernacular architecture in combination with nature to create multi-component topographies.” Her latest body of work is ceramic sculptures that combine imagined forms and fabricated sequences.
Installation view of Emily Duke’s Modified Wrench II (left) and Crutch (right), 2014.
Duke was named an Emerging Artist of 2013 by Ceramics Monthly magazine. She graduated from the College for Creative Studies in 2009. She states that her content is drawn from her home town of Detroit in combination with Chicago, rural Michigan, Atlanta and Kansas City. “Using her influences as a guide, she moves through her studio practice as an inventor of space and function,” her biography states.
Emily Duke, Modified Wrench II (detail), 2014. Slab built terra cotta clay and Cone 06 glaze. 28” X 10” X 6”
Emily Duke, Crutch (detail), 2014. Slab built and extruded terra cotta clay, Cone 06 glaze and enamel 56” X 13” 16”
Emily Duke, Moving an Inch, 2014. Terra cotta, cone 06 glaze, wood and rope. Height 7.5’ X 6’ deep
Emily Duke, Modified Wrench I, 2014. Terra cotta clay and cone 06 glaze. 22” X 15” X 7”
Emily Duke, Worth = Weight, 2014. White stoneware, terra cotta and enamel. 23” X 23” X 7”
Emily Duke
Bill Rodgers is a Contributing Editor at CFile.
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