Karla Rivera
BIO
With the help of clay, the use of different materials, shapes and composition, I try to create a bridge between beliefs, thoughts and experiences.
In my work, I suggest the materialization of a new form from the use of components that by themselves would not have a meaning and after reconstructing them they become something of their own. Through these sculptural alterations, I hope to suggest that although our perspectives may be the same there is always space for the unidentified. With this, we can open a conversation about our own assumptions, dialogues that we would not have otherwise.
CAPSTONE PROJECT
BALANCE WITH IN
In my work, I explore a path taken to search for my inner being. Self-knowledge is a fundamental aspect of my path as an artist. With the help of clay, the use of different materials, shapes and composition, I try to create a bridge between beliefs, thoughts and experiences.
In my work, I suggest the materialization of a new form from the use of components that by themselves would not have a meaning and after reconstructing them they become something of their own. Through these sculptural alterations, I hope to suggest that although our perspectives may be the same there is always space for the unidentified. With this, we can open a conversation about our own assumptions, dialogues that we would not have otherwise.
FEATURED Work
Title: Belonging
Dimensions: 46 x 43 x 61 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Belonging (detail)
Title: Get off
Dimensions: 20 x 20 x 50 cm
Year: 2020
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Dance for two
Dimensions: 28 x 28 x 61 cm, each
Year: 2020
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain, soft brick
Title: Suspendere #2
Dimensions: 25 x 30 x 124.5 cm
Year: 2020
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Suspendere #3
Dimensions: 48 x 43 x 56 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Multiple Alternatives
Dimensions: 28 x 30 x 46 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Out of my reach
Dimensions: 46 x 50 x 63.5 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain, earthenware
Title: Hold me
Dimensions: 63.5 x 30.5 x 89 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Intimus
Dimensions: 30 x 30 x 63.5 cm
Year: 2020
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: My narrow mind
Dimensions: 61 x 66 x 58 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain, earthenware
Title: My duality
Dimensions: 51 x 30 x 48 cm
Year: 2020
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Is that memory real
Dimensions: 40.5 x 18 x 58 cm (each)
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: Second skin
Dimensions: 53 x 53 x 56 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain
Title: All we need is love
Dimensions: 104 x 46 x 89 cm
Year: 2021
Materials: Slip-cast porcelain, cement