The desire to be in control #17

Artist: Natasha Kaneski
Dimensions: round 8" x 8" canvas, but the overall size of the sculpture is 9" x 9" x 3.5"
Medium: clay, acrylic on round canvas
Collection: The desire to be in control
 
From the Artist: 
"We all have the desire to be in control. We know we can control barely anything, but we still try to. Nevertheless, because of all this, we all feel our completeness and are infinitely beautiful in our fragility and mortality...Every sculptured element in my works represents a person, and I incorporate many of them in my sculptures. So, the people in my sculptures - I want them to look similar but different...We are not identical; that's why I absolutely don't want those sculptured elements to be smooth and look like they were made in mass production. I want to show their character - their texture. I want them to look rough but in a way that this rough texture emphasizes their gentleness. I want them to look fragile when, in fact, they are really hard to break. I want them to show every touch of my fingers; I create those cracks as they represent different experiences we are going through.
 
And then I organize them on a canvas together in a kind of dance; there is a logic there in the composition because, in this life, we are in this together; we are connected. I use canvases instead of wood or any other firm surfaces, and I do so to emphasize lightness, both literally and metaphorically. Literally - because canvas weighs much less than wooden planks. Also, metaphorically - to convey the feeling that even though we are fragile, we got this; we have a lot of strength in us, especially if we are together." 
 
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