BAKERSFIELD, CALIF (PNAN) – Closing on Saturday, January 7, 2023, “Of Rope and Chain Her Bones are Made” at the Bakersfield Museum of Art examines the analogies between artistic inspiration and human form are equally embodied in the work of the nine Los Angeles women in this exhibition. They are: Lavialle Campbell, Sydney Croskery, Pamela Smith Hudson, Taylor Kibby, Christy Matson, Blue McRight, Brittany Mojo, Claudia Parducci and Diane Silver.
The ancient Greek poet, Sappho, sought to “write words more naked than flesh, stronger than bone, more resilient than sinew, sensitive than nerve.” The evidence of hands of these women are revealed in the use of elemental materials, the differences of physical strength and fragility, as well as palpable manifestations of energy.
There is a bodily relationship between artist and material, a physical converge of the anatomy with the raw earthly matter of clay, fibers, and fire. Tactile and raw materials are employed by these artists in repetitive processes.
A video introduction of Of Rope and Chain can be viewed at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1llJww0BMPQ.