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Figure/Figurine

Apr 5th - Apr 29th, 2012

HarrisonGallery
Opening Reception, First Friday, April 6, 5-9pm

For many contemporary artists working in clay sculptingrepresentations of the human figure, associations with and references to thefigurine are natural. Figurines, diminutive tabletop sculptures, representingman and or beast have lived in almost every home globally, regardless of place,culture or time. Early clay examples date back some 30,000 years. Throughout time these figures haverepresented many things. From fertility icons to religious symbols, common manto Kings, from singular figures to ornate and complex compositions, theseintimate sculptures commemorate(d) everyday and heroic acts, modern day folkand pop cultural figures, and historically significant events.

Artists participating in Figure/Figurine include Christyl Boger, Jeremy Brooks,Anna Noel, Kensuke Yamada, Carole Epp, Beth Lo, Mathew Groves and Mara Superior. Each of these makers uses the history of the figurine to create worksthat live comfortably in our contemporary world.