Camo Cat is part of a new menagerie of ceramic animal sculptures that have landed. Fun, celebratory works at the intersection of contemporary art, history and pop culture. Fall in love with these invented characters.
"This fall 2020 series serve as icons for unrelenting hope, creativity in the face of adversity and faith in humanity. The figures draw from historical objects like wide eyed Mayan jaguar figures and the mohawked war ponies of ancient Greek and Roman sculptures. The figures also serve as historical markers from the great American tradition of hand drawn animation that ushered in the new era of motorized vehicles and massive television consumption. These icons were created using the Neolithic technique of a “press mold” to start–this is a time saving assist to the artist which historically has allowed a larger portion of a society to purchase and live with artworks." ~ Austyn Taylor
Description
Camo Cat has many layers... metallic eyes and 1 tooth (lost the other in a scuffle), a duck head tail, and awesome stripes with a blush technique where the foam glaze meets the clay.
From the artist: I believe this time period which we live in now will be remembered as the “Great Reset”. Each of our individual decisions are uniquely important right now. What kind of future will we create together? I make these works as my contribution to symbols of hope, human good will and appreciation for history.
Details
- Materials – Clay, glaze and foam glaze
- Size – 10 x8 x4 in
Shipping
This item gets carefully packed and will ship within 5 business days or sooner.
Made In
Artist in Residency: Mendocino, CA
Meet the Artist
Austyn Taylor's art practice is at it’s core a reaction to the deconstructed heaps of culture left by post modernism and a search for value and virtue. Her aim as an artist is to create works which circle around sacred values such as unconditional love, authenticity, imagination and human dignity. For 20 years her work has utilized figurative characters evolved from the closest thing to authentically sacred symbols from her culture – the graphic hand drawn aesthetics found in American animation.
Learn more about Austyn Taylor in our Conversations with an Artist series.
