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Sculptures of post-apocalyptic people in disturbing situations
07.28.2016
12:33 pm
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A curious sculpture by Kirsten Stingle
 
Atlanta-based sculptor and ceramist Kirsten Stingle found her calling after being profoundly affected by the horrific events of 9/11. She decided that she needed to get back to the creative roots that she had originally grown while a member of a long-running theater group in Florida. So she left her career in social welfare, but this time instead of getting her creative kicks from acting, Stingle delved into the delicate art of ceramic sculpture. Her profound works reflect the artist’s desire to push her voice “inside” her creations via the medium.
 

 
It would be easy for the grim overtones of Stingle’s art to overshadow her accomplished handiwork. The graceful flow of her figures make them appear as if they are about to move. Like a despondent street-corner mime, they are impossible to look away from. Her highly detailed works have distinct personalities that they wear in their frozen faces. Some resemble silent movie star Clara Bow if she had been catapulted into some future world (nearly) devoid of color. Here’s Stingle elaborating on the thought process that helps inspire her while when she’s busy building her perplexing “people.”

We try to appear very normal, but how we struggle with those different layers makes us human. We need to not only look at them but recognize the choices we make. I’m looking at the search for truth and struggle for redemption, as well as our own personal and societal limitations. How we adapt to those limitations is what shapes who we are.

Stingle will be showing the newest members of her ever-growing ceramic army in a solo exhibition in Atlanta called “Sacred and Profane” at Signature Contemporary in October.
 

‘Horseplay’
 

‘Little Cuts’
 
More of Kirsten Stingle macabre sculptures after the jump…

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