Thursday, January 6, 2022

Artist of the Day, January 6, 2022: Jessica Stoller, an American porcelain artist (#1463)

 Jessica Stoller's (1981) work has been reviewed, in such publications as The New York Times, Ceramics: Art and Perception, and N. Pandora Feminist Journal, among others. She has been included in recent exhibitions at Zuckerman Museum of Art, GA; Greenwich House Pottery, NY; and Wave Hill, NY. Solo show venues include P.P.O.W, NY; Hionas Gallery, NY; and The Clay Studio, PA. A 2016 Pollock-Krasner grantee, Peter S. Reed grantee and Louis C. Tiffany nominee, Stoller has also participated in residencies including the Kohler Arts & Industry Program, The Museum of Arts and Design's Artist Studios Program, and most recently The Shigaraki Ceramic Culture Park, in Koka City, Japan. The artist is represented by P.P.O.W, New York.

The intricate porcelain sculptures of Jessica Stoller draw on the medium’s historic associations with consumption and desire to create technically ambitious forms that fuse femininity and food with the grotesque. Stoller’s labor-intensive, hand-built works reframe perceptions of the decorative arts. Filled with rich ornamental texture reminiscent of Rococo excess and references to porcelain flowers made in 17th century Japan and China, her works depict pearl necklaces and tiered cakes alongside snails and severed hands as in Still Life (2013). They involve surface treatments like piping and carving as well as multiple layers of china paint post-glazing. She usually begins her works by sketching a reference drawing based on her personal library of images related to art history, fashion, and the body. An MFA graduate from the Cranbrook Academy of Art, Stoller was the recipient of a 2016 Pollock-Krasner Foundation grant.

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 Ms. Jessica Stoller

2011, Garden Gait

2011, Untitled

2012 Selfless- Selflesh

2012, Untitled (dance macabre)

2012, Untitled (frosted bust)

2012, Untitled (together)

2013, Untitled (balance)

2013, Untitled (spread)

2013, Untitled (stack)

2014, Untitled (epergne)

2014, Untitled (tar)

2015, Weave

2016, Untitled (gather)

2016, Untitled (slip)

2017, Pull

2017, Unfurl

2018, Untitled (ruff)

2019, Bloom 

2019, Breastplate

2019, Crawl

2019, Harpy

2019, Purple nipple

2019, snakeskin

2019, Untitled (floral bust)

2019, Untitled (ground)

2019, Untitled (mirror)

2019, Untitled (visor bust)

2021, Untitled 

Untitled: peel

Untitled

 

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