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Lisa Blevins
Untitled (D4762), 2015
Mixed Media
30”W x 22”H
Artist Statement
Lisa Blevens frequently peppers her figurative work to overflowing with brightly colored hearts, bunnies, stars and flowers floating on minimal fields of color. The maximalism of her images gives an early impression of abstraction. And, yes, you likely saw her drawings featured in the recent film The Shack (they were on the walls of God’s house).
Julio Del Rio
Untitled (P0976), 2019
Acrylic on Canvas
30”W x 24”H
Artist Statement
Julio Del Rio assembled a small militia of powerful and strange, sometimes humanoid, ceramics figures (frequently seen on paper or canvas as well). Some are based on modern and post-modern sculptures by the likes of Jeff Koons or Georg Condo. Many of the figures sport a skin etched with text or symbols, creating a connection back in time with the terracotta warriors of ancient China. But, unlike the uniform drabness of the funerary sculptures, Del Rio’s pieces are glazed in burst of colors.
Michael Nuñez
Untitled (P1076), 2019
Mixed Media
14”W x 36”H
Artist Statement
Michael Nuñez uses a graphic style — influenced by animation and comic strips (as a matter of fact, he’s designed a comic zine) — to retell various cultural myths and moments from Noah’s Ark to the moonwalk to various Mexican folk tales.
Heather Hamann
Untitled (P1074)
Mixed Media
24”W x 36’”H
Artist Statement
NIAD’s prolific storyteller artist Heather Hamann invites you to dine at her miniature table where roasted chicken, pasta, carrots, and dozens of strawberries keep her royal fairy folk well fed. Heather writes and illustrates fantasy epics, and uses the ceramics studio to sculpt the environments, characters, and food featured in her fables.