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Esther Shimazu"Get a Load, " Clay Figure, 20182018
2018
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Bald and chunky, Esther Shimazu’s quirky clay figures are unabashedly naked and delightfully indulgent. Drawing up on her Japanese ancestry and experience living in a laid-back Asian community in Hawaii, the artist imbues her figures with a delightful sense of humanity. Shimazu uses hand-building techniques to construct the clay figures. After the pieces are colored with slips and oxides and fired, she hand sands them and rubs in pigments to create a sense of volume and lifelike color.
- Creator:Esther Shimazu (1957, Hawaiian)
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 11 in (27.94 cm)Width: 8 in (20.32 cm)Depth: 6.5 in (16.51 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
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Esther received her BFA at the University of Hawaii in Manoa and MFA from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. She was born and raised in Honolulu, now lives in Kailua on Oahu where she is a full-time studio artist and often teaches workshops. Esther uses standard pottery hand building techniques to create expressive clay figures. The unique gestural expressions characterized on the figures are a reflection of Esther’s family and her predominantly Asian neighborhood in Hawaii. Her clay figures are currently exhibited with galleries in California, Hawaii, Chicago and Switzerland.
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