September 9 – February 28, 2017
Exhibiting Artist:
Aisha Tandiwe Bell
Bell’s Giants are part of a syntax of symbols collected and resourced to convey visual narratives. With traps, boxes, crowns, masks, shrouds, holes, gold twine, zinc tubs, jute rope, this slow growing alphabet culls its elements from a history of inequality, brutality, and displacement.
Lean too, make shifts, and quiet hulking Rage, 2016
Ceramic stoneware, iron and copper oxides, glaze, fabric.
Lean too, make shifts, and quiet hulking Rage, 2016
Ceramic stoneware, iron and copper oxides, glaze, fabric.
Shroud…, 2016
Ceramic stoneware, iron oxide, cobalt oxide, fabric, acrylic paint, fabric
Fragments and Artifacts: Stripes, Scars, Bars, and Bullseye, 2015-2016
Ceramic stoneware, terracotta, iron oxide, cobalt oxides, glaze, epoxy, enamel.
Fragments and Artifacts (detail), 2016
Caramic stoneware, terracotta, iron oxide, cobalt oxides, glaze, epoxy, enamel
Color Blind, and Eaters of earth, spitters of mud, 2016
Ceramic stoneware and terracotta, iron, cobalt, and copper oxides glaze, gold twine, jute rope, synthetic hair, acrylic paint
Color Blind, and Eaters of earth, spitters of mud, 2016
Ceramic stoneware and terracotta, iron, cobalt, and copper oxides glaze, gold twine, jute rope, synthetic hair, acrylic paint
Color Blind, and Eaters of earth, spitters of mud, 2016
Ceramic stoneware and terracotta, iron, cobalt, and copper oxides glaze, gold twine, jute rope, synthetic hair, acrylic paint
Kinky and a noted tangle slinger, 2015
Ceramic stoneware, iron and cobalt oxides, glaze, synthetic hair, acrylic paint, canvas
Tricked Out Trap, 2016
Cardboard, wood, fabric, paint
