4827 NW 19th Place,
Gainesville, Florida 32605, USA
tel: +1 352-372-0784
ach@ufl.edu
www.annaholcombe.com
CERAMIST
RESUME
| "White Tondo - 1V", 2009 ARTIST STATEMENT One format my work takes is that of the tondo, or round relief, found in Italian Renaissance architecture. This presents an almost flat surface on which to develop my imagery. This work emphasizes the vessel and its importance as form throughout the ages. I like to challenge the viewer with to the dimensionality of the vessel -- is it two-dimensional or three? The idea of an image of a pot on a pot fascinates me. NEW WORK My new work comes from experiences in recent artist residencies and travel. On at trip to Jingedzhen, China, a visit to the “decal store” was a new experience, which opened up unique possibilities. I experimented with these Chinese decals while on residency at the International Ceramic Studio in Hungary. I also improved my mold making skills and learned to work with china paints and lusters there. I fell in love with the Herrend porcelain available for my use. Its whiteness offered me a pristine surface for decoration. I use the decals in a collage-like fashion, cutting and “pasting” them to fit the areas and concept I am interested in. The shift from two-dimensional to three-dimensional as well as the negative and positive space becomes important and is critical to the composition. I started working with vintage decals and digital decals which a more accessible. This work, although very different from my more typical earthenware work, continues my series of tondos, round wall platters with vessels as relief. Occassionally, I take the vessel forms off the tondo and place them in various installations. Ideas about relationships, with their similarities and differences, influence me as I group them. Recently, I am using tiles as a surface for these forms as well.Director and Professor
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