Functional and sculptural ceramic pieces with nods to history and culture ; Emily Bayless creates a beautifully intriguing world with her work. We particularly love her use of glazes and varying textures.
Emily
Bayless received her BFA in Ceramics from Arizona State Univ
Emily begins to describe her work with notions of humor and vulnerability, stating, “Fake it
till you make it. Challenge shapes me. I’ve had to fake it more often than I
will admit to you. I embrace the faux, like imitation crab, it is the same, but
different. Though, I must admit to you, I’ve never had imitation crab. Is it
the same?”
She
elaborates:
The
work addresses the meaning and power of a boundary from different perspectives.
Utilizing historic decorative forms, via non-traditional content and use of
materials, the ceramic forms manifest to mock a hierarchy within art and the
indulgent value placed on the ornamental that exists in western culture.
To lay
paint as a finish over glaze questions which material is lending value to the
other, or are they equals here? Pushing up against the history of ceramics and
its place in contemporary art, the work becomes, technically and conceptually,
its own act of dominance. Glazed porcelain fences defy their symbolic purpose,
as well as logic of ceramic material, while sculpted details contain sexualized
forms camouflaged in a vaguely familiar patterning that is itself in flux and
balancing the condition of being.
Fake
it till you make it.
Trust
us, you definitely want to see more of Emily’s beautiful work! Find her at www.emilybaylessstudio.com and on
Instagram @emilynbayless
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