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Artist Statement for Carlos Beltran Baldiviezo
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I have always wanted to create. Since childhood, the processes of creation, whether through dance, painting, home movies, photography, textiles, Legos, or clay, have made me happy, energized me, and helped me to express myself. I have long believed art is my call in life, and have found ceramic sculpture to be my medium.
In college I studied architecture, art, art history, and graphic design. Upon graduation, I began a career as a graphic designer. Even while working, however, I knew I wanted to create on my own. I painted a bit but it was not until I found a ceramics studio that I knew I was home.
I love working with clay: I love its history (both mythical and real) and its amazing versatility. Clay, being so malleable and supple in your hands, can absorb any information given to it and, by its very nature, preserve itself for millennia.
I would like to share my current process for creating most of my pieces. I begin my figures with an idea in mind but I am ultimately led by the nature of the clay and my subconscious. In the end, a figure may be startlingly different from my original conception.
I start by making clay slabs using a slab roller. From the slabs, I shape the pieces for a figure, cover them and let them sit for a couple of weeks so that the clay acquires more elasticity and the seams close completely. I then assemble the figure from the pieces, letting the clay guide me on its direction. After I assemble the figure, I apply the first layer of color using clay slips. I let the figure dry very slowly, airing it and covering it again. Once it is dry, I apply layers of color using mason stains. I then bisque fire it at cone 06. After the piece is bisqued, I use oxides to enhance the color and then I fire the piece a second time at cone 8. I usually apply another layer of oxides for the shadows and I fire the piece a third time at cone 8.
Art reflects society. As a ceramic sculptor, I want to be an instrument that echoes my surroundings and contributes to and challenges ideas held by others and myself.
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