Beth Cavendar Ceramic Sculpture

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Beth cavendar ceramic sculpture. Oct 21 2015 ceramic sculptor beth cavener creates large scale animal human hybrid figures in clay. The stoneware figures are built solid then hollowed out before drying slowly. They re fired then finished with colors added to a high kaolin content interior paint. Beth cavener explores human psychology in intensely expressive clay sculptures of animals.

Beth cavener stichter builds her solid stoneware sculptures on metal armatures often with 2 000 or more pounds of clay at a time. See more ideas about animal sculptures sculpture art ceramic sculpture. She then cuts the piece into 30 to 160 sections hollows out each section to 1 4 thickness and then reassembles them before firing. Aristotle said in de anima that one of the differences between humans and animals is that animals can t laugh.

The sculptures i create focus on human psychology stripped of context and rationalization and articulated through animal and human forms. Jul 15 2017 explore adamshunter s board beth cavener ceramic sculpture followed by 404 people on pinterest. Beth cavener stichter collection by kim gillespie. Beth cavener also known as beth cavener stichter is an american artist based out of montana a classically trained sculptor her process involves building complex metal armatures to support massive amounts of clay.

By using animals as her vehicles cavener attempts to lay bare the darker aspects of humanity from carnality and self loathing to insecurity and apathy. In cavener s work animals not only express humor they also personify emotions specific to humans. See more ideas about ceramic sculpture animal sculptures sculptures. 94 cm in length stoneware paint 18k gold rope wood 2015.

See more ideas about ceramic sculpture sculptures animal sculptures. Nov 30 2018 explore dona nabata s board beth cavender stickler on pinterest. Beth cavener followed by 233 people on pinterest. See more ideas about ceramic sculpture sculpture sculpture art.

Beth cavener stichter the sculptures i create focus on human psychology stripped of context and rationalization and articulated through animal and human forms.