Judi Tavill: Entanglements, 2020-2023
I blend sculpture and drawing, creating biomorphic abstractions that range from intimate to immersive in scale and allude to the experience of connection and entanglement.
Employing the malleable, additive and subtractive qualities of clay, I build curvilinear sculpture toggling between line as form, form as line. Post-firing, I cold-finish the fired ceramic surface by layering drawn lines of graphite onto a painted matte ground. Sculpture and drawing intertwines to infuse the work with an energy that emanates from within and radiates outward like a palpable vibration.
Informed by neural pathways, root systems, and social structures, this work serves as visual representation of the intricate matrices found in our biological, natural and societal systems that define our physical and intangible realities inviting contemplation and reflection.
Judi Tavill’s solo show ‘Entanglements’ is on view through June 26, 2024, at Ivy Brown Gallery, New York.
Captions
- FEND, 2023, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 14.5 x 11.5 x 11 in., photo by the artist
- INVOLVE, 2023, fired clay, paint, graphite, varnish, 13.5 x 13.5 x 13 in., photo by the artist
- CONSOLE, 2022, fired clay, paint, graphite, varnish, 8.5 x 14 x 12 in., photo by the artist
- CONTINUE, 2023, fired clay, paint, graphite, varnish,1 9.25 x 13.25 x 5 in., photo by the artist
- KNOT, 2022, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 15 x 6.5 x 4.75 in., photo by the artist
- MINGLE, 2023, fired clay, paint, graphite, varnish, 19.25 x 25.5 x 26.5 in., photo by the artist
- NURTURE, 2020, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 21.25 x 12 x 18 in., photo by McKay Imaging
- RESERVE, 2023, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 14.25 x 10 x 7.5 in., photo by the artist
- TWIST, 2021. ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 18.5 x 15 x 11 in., photo by the artist
- SPRAWL, 2023, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 18 x 32 x 14 in., photo by the artist
- TWINE, 2022, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 13.75 x 16 x 14.5 in., photo by the artist
- ENTHRALL, 2023, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 21.5 x 16 x 13 in., photo by the artist
- ESCALATE, 2022, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 38 x 18 x 18 in., photo by the artist
- TRAVERSE, 2021, ceramic, paint, graphite, varnish, 43 x 22 x 8 in., photo by the artist
