Adam Ledford - "Unwound (alternate view)"
2014, 45" X 45", Terracotta
2014, 45" X 45", Terracotta
Adam Ledford - "Mobil Pejs "
2013, 8’x3’8”x2’, Terracotta and dimensional lumber
2013, 8’x3’8”x2’, Terracotta and dimensional lumber
Adam Ledford - "Mobil Pejs"
2013, Site Specific Installation in Guldergaard Manor House, Terracotta
2013, Site Specific Installation in Guldergaard Manor House, Terracotta
Adam Ledford - "On Up"
Site Specific Installation in 20’ spiral staircase at Woodmere Art Museum, 2013, Terracotta
Site Specific Installation in 20’ spiral staircase at Woodmere Art Museum, 2013, Terracotta
Adam Ledford - "Garniture Wall"
2012, 9’x10’x3.5”, Terracotta pots made from memory, dimensional lumber
2012, 9’x10’x3.5”, Terracotta pots made from memory, dimensional lumber
Adam Ledford - "Gotta Catch ‘em"
2012, 600 square foot installation in Metropolitan Gallery, Terracotta pots made from memory, dimensional lumber
2012, 600 square foot installation in Metropolitan Gallery, Terracotta pots made from memory, dimensional lumber
Adam Ledford - "Gotta Catch ‘em (alternate view)"
2012, 600 square foot installation in Metropolitan Gallery, Terracotta pots made from memory, dimensional lumber
2012, 600 square foot installation in Metropolitan Gallery, Terracotta pots made from memory, dimensional lumber
Adam Ledford - "Matinee"
2014, Installation at Fjord Space, Terracotta, hardware, charcoal
2014, Installation at Fjord Space, Terracotta, hardware, charcoal
Adam Ledford - "Unwound"
2014, 45" X 45", Terracotta
2014, 45" X 45", Terracotta
Adam Ledford - "Matinee (alternate view)"
2014, Installation at Fjord Space, Terracotta, hardware, charcoal
2014, Installation at Fjord Space, Terracotta, hardware, charcoal
Artist Statement
Everyday objects display social status and reflect a culture’s priorities and values, as well as being utilitarian objects. These things can become icons of a culturefunctioning as symbols of national and personal identity. I am interested in this ability of objects to speak for their owner, maker and culture.
Research into craft traditions is essential to my studio practice. This research takes the form of reading anthropological and archaeological studies, art history books, as well as careful examination of historical pottery during museum visits, and getting extremely excited by architectural details and the coffee mug at a diner.
-- Adam Ledford