Cristina
Córdova, “Jungla” 2017, photographic polyptych,
ceramic, resin, metal, paper,
glass, plastic, wood, 78 x 18″.
The Alfred
Ceramic Art Museum is pleased to host a major new exhibition of sculpture and
drawings by Cristina Cordova. Cristina’s figurative work has established her as
one of the preeminent ceramic artists of her generation. Her work renders the
figure as a mysterious, sensual force of compelling urgency. Her masterful use
of the ceramic medium empowers her work with a mesmerizing, at times uncanny
presence.
Cordova
writes: “At its
most basic level Jungla refers to a region of dense, intractable wilderness
that sustains an ongoing evolutionary dance governed by uncivilized forces.
This tropical landscape of my youth is a beacon to an identity, tying me back
to a specific geography and the sediment of generations. It’s unrelenting
influence speaks of luscious yet ominous constructs that echo the
socio-political conditions in the Caribbean. It’s unruly mystery seeps out of
its confines to also serve as metaphor for a creative process anchored in that
liminal space between chaos and balance. A practice that gathers significance
amidst the subconscious forces that underpin reality and the firm directives of
the ego. Through image and form, Jungla explores the relationship between these
human and geographic connections.”
69 x 24 x 19″. Harvey
Barrison, “Mount Britton, El Yunge National Forest, Puerto Rico” 2014, paper,
glass, plastic, wood, 100 x 144″.
Cristina
Córdova received her BFA degree from the University of Puerto Rico in Mayagüez
and graduated in 2002 with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the New York State
College of Ceramics at Alfred University. Her work is held in the permanent
collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C., the
Fuller Craft Museum, MA, the Mint Museum of Craft and Design NC, the Museum of
Contemporary Art of Puerto Rico, the Museum of Art of Puerto Rico and the
Alfred Ceramic Art Museum in Alfred, NY, as well as numerous prestigious
private collections.
The
exhibition “Jungla” it will be on view until July 29, 2018. The Alfred Ceramic
Art Museum at Alfred University located at 2 Pine St, Alfred, NY 14802. More
information: https://ceramicsmuseum.alfred.edu/
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