From the bull, the bee
Solo Exhibtion
Hair + Nails Gallery
March-April 2023
From pine tree resin, amber.
From fury, hail.
From acacia’s sap, the bond.
From raindrops, frogs.
From clay, yellow ochre.
From dust, fleas.
From the beetle, carmine.
From mud, the beetle.
From the murex snail, violet.
From sea foam, the anchovy.
From the lamb, parchment.
From the bull, the bee.
What?
From the mouth of a slaughtered bull,
cloaked in thyme and serpyllium,
the bee.
-Linda Bierds
In From the bull, the bee, I presented a series of works examining metamorphosis, shapeshifting and mimicry. As a starting point, this show applies a contemporary queer theory lens to the 17th century naturalist and illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian’s work on the superseded scientific theory of spontaneous generation, that some living creatures inexplicably arise from inanimate matter such as dust.
From the bull, the bee will included a new series of sculptures made from scagliola. A tightly held traditional Italian art form using plaster and pigments to mimic marble stone. I use this hands-on labor-intensive technique to create forms based on perceived symmetry found in human anatomy, insects, and projective psychology.
Images Clockwise from Top Left
From vapor, the silk moth
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand, resin
45x 33”x 1”
Time Is The Thing A Body Moves Through
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil,
sand
30”x 20”x 1”
Beast of Burden
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand
29”x 18”x 1”
La Strada
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water,
wax, honeycomb, oil, sand
28.5”x 18.5”x 1”
My little yellow folletto
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand
22”x 16”x 1”
From the bull, the bee
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand, resin.
45”x 35”x 1”
Solo Exhibtion
Hair + Nails Gallery
March-April 2023
From pine tree resin, amber.
From fury, hail.
From acacia’s sap, the bond.
From raindrops, frogs.
From clay, yellow ochre.
From dust, fleas.
From the beetle, carmine.
From mud, the beetle.
From the murex snail, violet.
From sea foam, the anchovy.
From the lamb, parchment.
From the bull, the bee.
What?
From the mouth of a slaughtered bull,
cloaked in thyme and serpyllium,
the bee.
-Linda Bierds
In From the bull, the bee, I presented a series of works examining metamorphosis, shapeshifting and mimicry. As a starting point, this show applies a contemporary queer theory lens to the 17th century naturalist and illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian’s work on the superseded scientific theory of spontaneous generation, that some living creatures inexplicably arise from inanimate matter such as dust.
From the bull, the bee will included a new series of sculptures made from scagliola. A tightly held traditional Italian art form using plaster and pigments to mimic marble stone. I use this hands-on labor-intensive technique to create forms based on perceived symmetry found in human anatomy, insects, and projective psychology.
Images Clockwise from Top Left
From vapor, the silk moth
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand, resin
45x 33”x 1”
Time Is The Thing A Body Moves Through
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil,
sand
30”x 20”x 1”
Beast of Burden
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand
29”x 18”x 1”
La Strada
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water,
wax, honeycomb, oil, sand
28.5”x 18.5”x 1”
My little yellow folletto
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand
22”x 16”x 1”
From the bull, the bee
2023
plaster, pigments, glue, water, wax, honeycomb, oil, sand, resin.
45”x 35”x 1”