Jessica Harrison Ceramic Figurines

Harrison undertook a practice based phd at the university of edinburgh in 2013.

Jessica harrison ceramic figurines.

Mairi harrison s series broken features found mass produced porcelain figurines that have been stabbed maimed beheaded or skinned their poised posture withstanding the injuries however serious. Jessica harrison born 1982. Jessica harrison karen 2013 a very literal take on giving one s heart away by the scottish sculptor jessica harrison who gives a gory twist to the twee porcelain figurines so often seen on grandmothers mantelpieces drawing on seventeenth century anatomical illustrations for the purpose. See more ideas about woman painting porcelain doll tattoo.

Feminist figurines arriving in jupiter artland this month in a pink plinthed and painted room are a series of twisted ceramic ladies. Sculptor jessica harrison tells us about their genesis feminism and going viral. May 14 2014 christopher jobson. Jessica harrison s found figurines are re workings of mass produced decorative figurines that have been sourced by the artist from online auction site ebay.

Harrison radically reshapes these objects through a process of re glazing and re firing sometimes using up to 10 layers of glaze and 4 firings on a single object. Open menu close menu. In 2015 jessica received funding from creative scotland to create a new body of work at the european ceramic workcentre in the netherlands. Tattooed porcelain figures by jessica harrison.

Jessica harrison s art is rooted in long standing research into the body and how our shared understanding of inhabiting a particular form shapes our experience of the world and objects that surround us. Harrison radically reshapes these objects through a process of re glazing and re firing. Feature by rosamund west 29 jul 2014. As part of a new body of sculptural work artist jessica harrison has created a series of delicate porcelain figurines depicting idealized women in ball gowns.

Jessica s work is held in numerous private and public collections including edinburgh university art collection edinburgh pallant house gallery chichester and the new art gallery walsall walsall. And thanks to edinburgh based artist jessica harrison some of them are in dire need of a tourniquet.