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"Inspired by a popular theme from 17c Staffordshire figurines, Battle of the Britches investigates the struggle for dominance within the domestic experience. Playing off historical stereotypes of marriage, courtship and coupling, this series exposes the tension created when two individuals try to become one. As long as there is wedlock, tying the knot, getting hitched; this battle, a source of humor and entertainment for centuries, rages on."
Chris Antemann - 2009 Ferrin Gallery, Pittsfield, MA presents CHRIS ANTEMANN: Battle of the Britches, a solo exhibition of ceramic sculpture and photography. This exhibition features a series of ceramic sculptures that examine male and female roles through the lens of historic figurine vignettes. A related series of photographs were drawn from the sculptures as Antemann worked with photographer Kendrick Moholt to isolate and compose from details and contrast the scale of the individual figurines 10 – 12" to the faces and figures featured in the prints, 36 x 26".
Antemann lives in the remote eastern Oregon town of Joseph where she is the program coordinator LH Project: Residency Program for the Ceramic Arts. She has been a resident artist at The Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Jingdezhen Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute, Jingdezhen, China, Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, ME and Chautauqua Summer School of Art, Chautauqua, NY. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, PA her work is in numerous public collections including the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, NY; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI and Foshan Ceramic Museum, Foshan, China.
This show coincides with a show of sculpture by Jason Walker.
Both artists demonstrate surface decoration @ IS183 Art School, Saturday, August 1, 9 a.m. - noon. American Craft Magazine Article
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