Beth Cavener Presents New Works in ‘The Other’

Artist Beth Cavener’s stoneware sculptures present creatures from the natural world in eerie, new lights. A new show at Jason Jacques Gallery in New York City collects new pieces from the artist. “The Other” presents works from the sculptor of several moods and approaches. Five “new major works” are presented in the show. Cavener was last featured on HiFructose.com here, and she was part of the Turn the Page: The First 10 Years of Hi-Fructose exhibition.

“The sculptures I create focus on human psychology, stripped of context and rationalization, and articulated through animal and human forms,” the artist says, in a statement. “On the surface, these figures are simply feral and domestic individuals suspended in a moment of tension. Beneath the surface, however, they embody the consequences of human fear, apathy, aggression, and misunderstanding.”

The show runs from Nov.15-Dec. 5 at the gallery. See more work from the show below.

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Beth Cavener, figurative, sculpture

Emily Blythe Jones, painting, sculpture

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Emily Blythe Jones combines painting and sculpture in a way that feels both universally nostalgic and intimate. The Los Angeles-based artist crafts portraits, with 2D and 3D peeks into the past “inspired by an inherited family archive of photographs, oral histories and other ephemera from her Midwestern background.”

Playful Woven Sculptures by Mozart Guerra

Mozart Guerra, nylon thread, sculpture

September 3, 2014

Originally from Brazil, Mozart Guerra is a Paris-based artist who creates playful sculptures by weaving nylon thread over his life-like foam figures. Guerra takes advantage of the linear patterns of this chosen medium to cover his works with hypnotic spirals of contrasting colors. The highly textured pieces appeal to both the visual and tactile senses. In addition to his sculpture work, Guerra has a portfolio as a set designer for television, theater and cinema. Take a look at some of his work below.

On View: Pierre Matter’s “Hybrid” at AFA NYC

AFA NYC, Hybrid, Pierre Matter, sculpture

May 19, 2014

Looking like they crawled out of a strange artillery, Pierre Matter's sculptures are a science fiction-infused blend of human, animal and machine. Matter's work is hybridized in technique as much as it is in subject matter: the artist fuses found objects and scrap metals, employing a variety of tools to weld and sculpt them into new forms. Weighty and large-scale (many of the works are several feet taller than average human height), his sculptures of animals are filled with intricate, mechanical details. These cyborgs can't help but remind us of contemporary discourse about the ever-presence of technology in our day-to-day lives. For his current show at AFA NYC, "Hybrid," which opened on May 17, Matter says that he took inspiration from the ways nature has influenced science. The result is a thought-provoking glimpse at where technology has been and where it's headed.

John Byrd Recontextualizes Decorative Animal Sculptures

John Byrd, Mixed Media, sculpture

August 18, 2018

John Byrd works with taxidermy, hand-built ceramics, cast plastic, and other materials to create works that recall decorative souvenirs and knick-knacks. The artist says that “within a domestic space, I’m intrigued by the ability of an encapsulated aesthetic to establish, defy, and challenge characteristics of culture and class.”

Beth Cavener Presents New Works in ‘The Other’

Emily Blythe Jones Crafts Mixed-Media, Multi-Dimensional Portraits

Playful Woven Sculptures by Mozart Guerra

On View: Pierre Matter’s “Hybrid” at AFA NYC

John Byrd Recontextualizes Decorative Animal Sculptures

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