Erin McGuiness, Oakland, CA
Anadiomeni – the one who emerges
The muse arrived for sculptor Erin McGuiness’ body of work, Anadiomeni, while she was at an artist and residency program at the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Skopelos Greece. These works whisper of truths we know in our bones, reminders of the deep feminine waters of the soul. They embody the desire to strip away what is temporal, ephemeral and seek core truths, that which is permanently impermanent. Remnants of what remains after exposure of years of sun, wind, water the weathering of life. The pieces feel excavated, discovered rather than built, referencing bone, vertebrae, pelvis, driftwood. Objects that are at once part of the natural world and are a world of their own.
Community is one of the most sustaining aspects of being a working artist. Whether it is the navigation of embarking on new bodies of work, deepening familiar visual territory or brainstorming on marketing and strategic planning, the advice and alternative perspectives I am blessed with by an active engaged community of artist in my practice is a jewel. The sense of community is organic, at times it takes the form of a transient community in a residences program, such as residencies I've been to in Maine and Greece, or it is a deeply rooted connection with artists I see every day, like a small critic group of two other artist in my building who I meet with once a month formally, in addition to lots of bumping into each other and on the fly advice and feedback. The support of these communities allows me to grow my own courage and stretch beyond limitations to see what is not yet seen.
Artist's web site:
http://www.erinmcguiness.com/
The muse arrived for sculptor Erin McGuiness’ body of work, Anadiomeni, while she was at an artist and residency program at the Skopelos Foundation for the Arts in Skopelos Greece. These works whisper of truths we know in our bones, reminders of the deep feminine waters of the soul. They embody the desire to strip away what is temporal, ephemeral and seek core truths, that which is permanently impermanent. Remnants of what remains after exposure of years of sun, wind, water the weathering of life. The pieces feel excavated, discovered rather than built, referencing bone, vertebrae, pelvis, driftwood. Objects that are at once part of the natural world and are a world of their own.
Community is one of the most sustaining aspects of being a working artist. Whether it is the navigation of embarking on new bodies of work, deepening familiar visual territory or brainstorming on marketing and strategic planning, the advice and alternative perspectives I am blessed with by an active engaged community of artist in my practice is a jewel. The sense of community is organic, at times it takes the form of a transient community in a residences program, such as residencies I've been to in Maine and Greece, or it is a deeply rooted connection with artists I see every day, like a small critic group of two other artist in my building who I meet with once a month formally, in addition to lots of bumping into each other and on the fly advice and feedback. The support of these communities allows me to grow my own courage and stretch beyond limitations to see what is not yet seen.
Artist's web site:
http://www.erinmcguiness.com/