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Project Tag: Hollie Lyko

Dec

2021

SHAPING MEMORIES: Expressions in Clay

Featuring works by Hollie Lyko and Rae Stern

In conjunction with SHAPING MEMORIES, Hypomnemata by Rae Stern is on view at the Leon Family Gallery in Virginia Beach, VA

Scroll down for information on upcoming Shaping Memories events

Installation View, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

Rae Stern, “Outside Time” installation view, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

Hollie Lyko, “Gun Control (No One’s Listening)” installation view, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

SHAPING MEMORIES: Expressions in Clay

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

The power of memory is immeasurable. Individual recollections are the building blocks of our sense of self, while collective memories help define our culture. In this exhibition, six artists use clay to explore formative moments in their lives as well as stories passed down through generations, inviting viewers to consider both the uniqueness of every individual and our shared identities.

Clay has been used to create functional and decorative objects for millennia. The artists in Shaping Memories continue the rich artistic tradition of clay, exploring its creative potential and versatility. A ceramic object can preserve information about the society in which it was made for thousands of years, a charge these artists take seriously in the creation of their work. What happens when people, cultures, and traditions are forgotten, and histories are erased? How can objects help us remember, honor, and share stories of our time?

Photos by Echard Wheeler and provided by:

Special thanks to presenting sponsor Atlantic Union Bank with additional support from Dr. Jordan Asher and Ms. Jody Mattison, and The Lynn and Rachel Schoenbaum Fund.

Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

Virginia Beach, VA | November 27, 2021 through March 6, 2022

Rae Stern, “Outside Time”, Installation View, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

Rae Stern, “Outside Time”, Installation Interaction View, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

Rae Stern, “Outside Time”, Installation View, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

Hollie Lyko, installation view, Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2021-2022

Hollie Lyko, “Lady & Gentleman no. 34″, 2018-2019, dremel-erased plate, circa 1950, 9.25 x 11.5 x 1”

Hollie, Lyko, 2018-19, “Lady and Gentleman no. 16”, dremel-erased plate, circa 1950.

Hollie Lyko, “Lady & Gentleman no. 27″, 2018-2019, dremel-erased plate, circa 1950, 7 x 7 x .75”

Hollie Lyko, “Lady & Gentleman no. 23″, 2018-2019, dremel-erased plate, circa 1950, 10.25 x 10.25 x .75”

Hollie Lyko, “Lady & Gentleman no. 16″, 2018-2019, dremel-erased plate, circa 1950, 6.25 x 6.25 x .5”

Hollie Lyko, “Gun Control (No One’s Listening)”, 2019, dremel-erased vintage praying hands plates, circa 1976, 28 x 30 x 1″. Installation View in Shaping Memories, Virginia MOCA, 2022.

Hollie Lyko, “Gun Control (No One’s Listening)” 2019, dremel-erased vintage praying hands plates, circa 1976 , 28 x 30 x 1″.

ARTISTS INCLUDE:

Hollie Lyko Artist Portrait

HOLLIE LYKO

Rae’ut Stern, Artist Portrait, photo by T. Maxwell Wagner.

RAE STERN

EVENTS

Gallery Talk with Rae Stern

Sunday, March 6, 2022
Time 11:00 AM
VIRGINIA MOCA

Join us for a gallery talk with Shaping Memories: Expressions in Clay artist Rae Stern. Stern is a multimedia artist working in ceramics, photography, paper, and textiles. Her immersive installation on view at Virginia MOCA titled Outside Time was originally created during a residency in Kansas City.

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Film by Jeremy Bates Film and provided by The Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art

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May

2019

HOLLIE LYKO at Porches

HOLLIE LYKO at Porches

North Adams, MA

May 25th- October 22, 2019.

FERRIN CONTEMPORARY is pleased to announce Hollie Lyko, as the featured artist at Porches for the summer 2019 season.

Hollie Lyko grew up northwest of Philadelphia in the small suburb of Hatfield, Pennsylvania. She earned her MFA in 2019 in Studio Arts from Syracuse University and her BFA in Ceramics from the University of Hartford. Lyko is influenced by the spaces she encountered as a child, both domestic and public. Her studio practice manifests itself from the curio cabinet holding porcelain treasures, to the souvenir of a tourist attraction gift shop.

Lyko presents, Lady and Gentleman, 22 November 1963, and American Standard. Each series explores erasure and camouflage within the veil of American history. Lyko meticulously removes the glaze on found souvenirs ceramic plates. The artist notes

“I equate the violent act of erasure with the content of the plates themselves -from the assassination of John F. Kennedy, to the whitewashing of America’s history and the societal value of marriage and heteronormativity. Through questioning the stereotypes and propaganda disseminated on collectibles of the past, I reopen a conversation about ideals and beliefs within contemporary American culture.”

Lyko’s most recent work, Delft Santa works inversely, allowing the decorative surface to consume every detail of the Santa Claus forms, making these icons of American culture seem eerie and almost unfamiliar.