BIG BODY PLAY uses humor and imagination to explore the banality of the everyday. Artists embrace playful colors and materials, on plush, oversized forms to celebrate boredom, experimentation, and absurdity. Engaging themes of the body, pop culture, nostalgia, and domesticity, this collection of soft sculptures highlights the fascination these artists have with their materials and their love of “playing” in the studio. Utilizing current material culture as inspiration, these objects tell personal narratives, make punny jokes, and address our need for recreation and distraction.
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Installation of BIG BODY PLAY at Fine Arts Center Sheffield Wood Gallery. Photography by Jessica Swank. Photo courtesy Tiger Strike Asteroid.
Our monthly round of opportunities includes a craft media residency in Houston, an open call for an Arbor Day mural in Texas, and a disability-focused residency in Raleigh.
In this Twang theme feature, Jordan Barrant considers the kindred histories of Black Caribbeans and Southerners depicted in The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire (2024) and All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt (2023).
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