1. PRESENTATION BY CASSIE MEEK Untitled (dance macabre) 2013 2.
Born in Michigan in 1981, making her 32-33 years old. Currently
lives in works in Brooklyn, New York. Work shown all around the
United States as well as overseas in Berlin, Germany. Studied and
received her BFA from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit,
Michigan. Went on to get her MFA from Crankbrook Academy of the
Arts in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Represented by PPOW, a
contemporary art gallery in New York, New York on west 22nd street.
3. A handful solo exhibitions in New York in 2012 and this year.
Twenty-one and counting selected group exhibitions, the earliest in
2003, before even acquiring her BFA. Residencies at three New York
locations, including at the Museum of Arts and design. Nominated
for many awards and grants. Beginning to receive more recognition,
definitely an up-and- coming artist who has worked to get where she
is, and deserves it. 4. Untitled (spread) 2013 Jessica works
primarily in porcelain, also using liquid clay. Hand building is
her main technique. 5. Untitled (frill) 2013 Her artwork contains
feminist ideas as much of her inspiration. The pieces combine
typically girly, ornate things such as golden objects, pearls,
ribbons, and lace, but creates contradiction with sexual and/or
dark objects, such as chains, spikes, and gags, or even teeth, as
seen in Untitled (spread). 6. Untitled (Venus) 2013 7. Untitled
(frosted bust) 2012 She continues these themes in the color
palette, especially with soft pastel tints. All of these factors
work together to challenge the viewer about their meaning and the
objectification and control of the female body in today's society.
8. Untitled 2011 Untitled 2010 9. Stoller also uses a process
called lace draping in her work. It is no longer a very common
technique, but involves coating lace with porcelain. In her artist
statement, she explains: I utilize the historic process of lace
draping to create detail in the work, in which lace and varying
fabrics are coated in slip (liquid clay). During the firing
process, the material burns away, transforming the delicate fabric
patterns to porcelain. Untitled2012 10.
http://www.jessicamstoller.com/
http://beautifuldecay.com/2014/01/15/jessica-stoller/?view=true
http://momaps1.org/studio-visit/artist/jessica-stoller
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/08/jessica-
stoller_n_4556719.html
