I am interested in exploring the conversation that exists between interior and exterior worlds. I am drawn to containers and vessels, as they encapsulate, protect, preserve and metaphorically point to the coexistence of the universal and the individual. Working primarily through abstraction, I draw on the innate understanding of the language of form that we all share, referencing early life forms, basic biology, the natural world, and our physical and philosophical selves.
The shifts in consciousness we experience as we go about our lives, the constant movement of our attention between thought and action, between what’s going on inside of us and what is around us, between how we interact with ourselves and with each other, fascinates me. Our individual sense of reality, built from a blend of external and internal attentiveness, reflects a personal, ever- evolving balance. This work is rooted in a visual exploration of this part of human experience, as a reflection on the nature of our everyday lives and ways of being in this world.
About the Artist
Nancy Sausser is an artist, curator, and writer living and working in the Washington D.C. area. She holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Washington, in Seattle, and a Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art from Kenyon College. Her sculpture, executed primarily in low-fire ceramic, has been exhibited most recently at International Art and Artists at Hillyer, Brentwood Arts Exchange, Greater Reston Arts Center, and in Ankara, Turkey through the Department of State's Art in Embassies Program. Her writing has been published in the Washington Post, Fiber Arts Magazine,Washington Review and in numerous exhibition catalogs. She has been putting together exhibitions of contemporary art for over twenty- five years and is currently Curator and Artistic Director at McLean Project for the Arts in McLean, Virginia.Artist's Statement
My works are primarily executed in low-fire terracotta clay. They are often, but not always wall oriented. Either small in scale or comprised of multiple elements combined into a larger whole, each piece is meant to draw the viewer into a discrete environment.Featured Work
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