2016 Tara Thacker by Rachel Moore

Public Project

2016 Tara Thacker

Copyright Rachel Moore 2024

Date of Work Aug 2016 - Sep 2016

Updated Jan 2021

Topics Arts

Tara Thacker, Vermont based artist, will exhibit her gorgeous installations, comprised of hundreds of small ceramic parts. New large-scale photographs, made from the shadows of her sculptures, will accompany the installations. Her work is at once minimalist but with an abundance of parts. It moves between sculpture, design, and installation.

Artist's Statement

Thacker's sculptures are abstractions, referencing natural forms, utilitarian tools, fishing baskets and traps. The central theme is linearity. Similar to the way a line can mark the surface of a drawing. It is fluid, elegant, and simplistic.

Highly tactile and monochromatic, repetition is central to the process. The works begin with a single element, which serve as architectural building blocks, which are then combined various ways to discover how they interact visually. Thousands of porcelain parts are tied and woven together to create ambiguous surfaces and landscapes.

Curated by Rachel Moore
Exhibition dates: August 12 - September 4, 2016
Opening reception: August 12, 6-8pm

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