Jeannine Marchand

Jeannine Marchand

The concepts I develop are a formal response to my estimation of the moment. Interpretation is based on the viewer’s previous experiences. The products are monochromatic sculptures that are refined to achieve a smooth surface that is sensitive to illumination. It is curiosity which invites me to explore memory and emotions, finding a sensual language in the lights and shadows of malleable white clay.

 

Influence

I grew up in a house where there was fabric draped on the dinning room table waiting for my mother to sew it into a dress. Two decades ago, while stretching a slab of clay, half of it tore and flew across the room. When I went to pick it up I saw how the clay looked like fabric. That moment and my personal history influenced the ceramic folds.

Process

These wall sculptures are hand built with slabs of clay. Each slab is draped and folded to the contour of the previous one. They are clamped in a frame to dry, then they are individually wet sanded, dry sanded, fired and dry sanded again. This process allows for a smooth surface, which absorbs light gently. They are mounted and reassembled on wood, like a puzzle, and contained in a steel frame.

If you are interested in learning more or purchasing a piece of Jeannine Marchand’s artwork, please contact Sara McDonnell at Art Makers, artmakers.com/contact.

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Description

Collections

Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico
Museo de Arte de Ponce, Puerto Rico
Maxine and Stuart Frankel Foundation for Art, MI
Daimler Chrysler, MI
Casa Candina, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican Contemporary Ceramic Collection, Public Art Installation, Laguna del Condado National Park, San Juan, Puerto Rico

 

Selected Exhibitions

2015

Carolinas Got Art! Juried Ceramic Exhibition, Elder Gallery, Charlotte, NC

Colective, Latin American Contemporary Arts Projects, Charlotte, NC

Sólo con Barro, Museo de Arte de Bayamón, Puerto Rico

Continuum of Innovation: Haystack Clay Selects, Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA

2014

Barro: Una Celebración, Museo de Estudios Humanísticos, Dra. Josefina Camacho de la Nuez, de la

Universidad del Turabo, Gurabo, P.R.

Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Cross Street Commerce Building, Spruce Pine, NC

Zanesville Prize for Contemporary Ceramics, Seiler’s Studio and Gallery, Zanesville, OH

Spring Studio Tour Exhibition, Toe River Arts Council Gallery, Spruce Pine, NC

2013

Winter Show Invitational, Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC

Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Cross Street Commerce Building, Spruce Pine, NC

2012

Spruce Pine Potters Market Invitational, Cross Street Commerce Building, Spruce Pine, NC

Contemporary Ceramic Collective, Espacio Arana, San Juan, Puerto Rico

2011

…y del Barro surgió el Arte, La Ciudadela de Santurce, Santurce, Puerto Rico

Beyond Shared Language: Contemporary Art and the Latin American Experience, Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, TX

2010

Careos/Relevos: 25 años del Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, Santurce, P.R.

La Hoja, Galería Botello, San Juan, P.R.

Crystalline Justice, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO

Pasiones, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico, Santurce, P.R.