23 x 12 x 28”, Terracotta, 2015
23 x 15 x 15”, Terracotta and porcelain, 2013
21 x 12 x 21”, Earthenware, 2012
15 x 7 x 8”, Porcelain, terracotta and decal, 2014
13 x 7 x 7”, Porcelain and terracotta, 2014
18 x 7 x 7”, Porcelain and terracotta, 2014
13 x 4.25 x 4.5”, Porcelain and earthenware, 2014
7 x 8 x 6”, Porcelain, terracotta and cotton, 2015
9.5 x 4.25 x 4.25”, Porcelain, terracotta and concrete, 2015
7 x 7 x 2”, Terracotta, 2014
Artist Statement
There is more to everyday life than meets the eye. Thoughts and interactions fill the day, but what is really going on here? I am inspired by a space just below the surface, where the mind starts to wander. Creating figure sculpture gives me a chance to communicate the subtleties of being human. The need for playfulness reoccurs often and unexpectedly. I want my work to draw the viewer in with a sense of the familiar, only to be left with endless possibilities.
My recent series, From Inside the Birdhouse, explores a relationship between humans and animals, coexisting and merging as outer expressions of the self. Small ceramic figures wearing masks take on the personas of animals and assume their mannerisms. I think of these as masks that conceal the face the world sees, and reveals the persons true state of mind. On a doll-like scale these pieces become miniature worlds where one could imagine creating their own stories.
-- Holly Curcio