Rachael McCallum's Unicorn Spew,

Rachael McCallum's UnicornSpew ~The online journal of Artness as-it-happens.


Tuesday 11 March 2014

writing artist statement; its harder than you think, *pun


I am tired of seeing pretty girls faces. Im far more interested in reality. Not the gritty bits of ugly ‘reality’, but the balanced interconnectedness of action and reaction. Everything reacts to everything else and it is a fascinating thing to capture, something you can do with ceramics without having to worry about specific contexts.
Ceramic is earth, and so it will always reflect natural patterns and effects, to the point where wether I want it to or not, the piece can develop itself.  Unbound by canvas shape or conventions, my only limits in what I make is what temperature I reach an the size or my kiln. It’s a painting with nature, not of nature.