Artist Information:
Gayla Lemke
Pine, CO
United States
Member Since: Oct 2000
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Artist Statement:
I have always been intrigued
by primitive art...especially
art from the South
Pacific...body
painting...tattoos...wood
carving...stone carving...the
universal symbols contained
therein that connect. I find
that my own “doodles” reflect
similar imagery.
This body of work stems from
the drawings that flow from me
when not thinking, as well as
the influence from looking at
and studying primitive/oceanic
art. The forms themselves are
allowed to take shape as they
are built. The surface
carving follows the same path
in development.
My work tells a story, be it
literal or symbolic. This
personal narrative has been
influenced by exposure to the
various cultures and histories
of the places I have lived and
visited.
The sculptures are hand built
with slabs and coils from a
heavily grogged clay. At the
leather hard stage they are
carved with a variety of
tools. After being bisque
fired, a black stain is
applied and they are again
fired to cone 04.
The sculptures of houses
contain the above elements,
but became more personally
influenced by current events
in my life. I recently built
a studio and the structure of
doing construction comes
through in these pieces. The
red metal...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2001 Sculpture in the Park,
International Juried
Exhibition, Loveland, Colorado
2001 Art Equinox, Paris Gibson
Square Museum of Art, Great
Falls, Montana
2001 Art by the Book, Visual
Arts Alliance, Nashville,
Tennessee
2001 "Guilt By Association",
Solo Exhibition, Edge Gallery,
Denver, Colorado
2000 "Fragile" Solo
Exhibition Edge Gallery,
Denver, Colorado
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Artist Galleries:
Member of Edge Gallery, a
cooperative alternative
gallery
3658 Navajo
Denver, Colorado 80211
303-477-7173...
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Gayla Lemke's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Gayla Lemke's Portfolio.
I have always been intrigued by primitive art...especially art from the South Pacific...body painting...tattoos...wood carving...stone carving...the universal symbols contained therein that connect. I find that my own “doodles” reflect similar imagery.
This body of work stems from the drawings that flow from me when not thinking, as well as the influence from looking at and studying primitive/oceanic art. The forms themselves are allowed to take shape as they are built. The surface carving follows the same path in development.
My work tells a story, be it literal or symbolic. This personal narrative has been influenced by exposure to the various cultures and histories of the places I have lived and visited.
The sculptures are hand built with slabs and coils from a heavily grogged clay. At the leather hard stage they are carved with a variety of tools. After being bisque fired, a black stain is applied and they are again fired to cone 04.
The sculptures of houses contain the above elements, but became more personally influenced by current events in my life. I recently built a studio and the structure of doing construction comes through in these pieces. The red metal... |
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Kona, 2003
Handbuilt Ceramics,
12 x 42 X 12 inches
Price: US$ 1200
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