Austyn Taylor / Fine Art / Sculpture / Simulacra and Simulation Blue Bear Head

A new menagerie of ceramic animal sculptures just landed by sculptor Austyn Taylor. Fun, celebratory works at the intersection of contemporary art, history and pop culture. All of her invented characters draw from ancient and contemporary sources to create works of “folk-pop”. Somewhere between “hype” and “hope” the history of their creation is reflected in the material handling.

• Materials – Stoneware
• Size – 13-1/5 high x 15 x 9" 

The name Simulacra and Simulation comes from a 1981 philosophical treatise by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which the author seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

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Artist in Residency: Archie Bray, MT

Austyn Taylor's art practice is at its 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. Discover one of today's top rising stars of contemporary art and ceramics!

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