
Amy Sol posted images of Rebekah Bogard's studio recently on facebook, my jaw dropped as I checked out her ceramic sculptures. I raced to her website and honestly was floored by the beauty and complexity in her sculptures. As a woman myself, I often think about gender in art, so I was really stoked to read about her thoughts behind her work:
I employ fictional animals in my artwork to explore the narrative of my
life and my own personal history as they provide me with both anonymity
and security to the secrets I reveal. I enjoy utilizing animals
because they are beautiful and mysterious creatures, vulnerable to
relations with humans. This susceptibility gives them a sense of
benevolence that is often lacking in human associations. I use this
vulnerability as a source of power. It takes a brave and confident
person or animal to make themselves vulnerable, for they must have the
strength to withstand the consequences...(read more here)
Be sure to check out the rest of her work, hot damn it's rad. Rebekah will be taking part in the 2009 Kokeshi
Exhibition at the Japanese American National Museum in LA (July11-Oct
4, 2009), where she has been invited to make a kokeshi inspired sculpture. Awesome.






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