“Collecting ceramics has long been sequestered to the worlds of Wedgewood and Worcester, but there’s a new and evolving chapter when it comes to contemporary work….”
Brooke Mason, in an August 2015 edition of Wallpaper, interviews Leslie Ferrin about the impact contemporary ceramics on the art world.
Thursdays, July 30, August 27, and September 24, 6 to 8 pm
1315 MASS MoCA Way and throughout North Adams
FREE
Ferrin Contemporary and other DownStreet art venues and galleries, stores, and restaurants will extend their hours on the last Thursday of the summer months to celebrate the arts.
In 2015, Elozua received a Virginia A. Groot Foundation grant for a new body of work. The R&D series of mixed media sculpture incorporates glass, ceramics, and steel. They are an extension of an exploration of Abstract Expressionist painting. Colors and shapes from different paintings were sampled and combined using CAD software to create new combinations. From these designs, welded steel armatures were built and covered with terra cotta and glaze. After firing, blown-glass shapes were affixed to the sculptures. “I find the tension between the fractured ceramic and the reflective glass fascinating. There is a feeling of beauty born out of decay,” said Elozua.
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