Description
ARTIST STATEMENT
By embracing imperfections, we can see nostalgic beauty in a cruel world. I carve away layers of the surface to reveal raw emotions ingrained in us to survive. My art looks at the perspective of the empath—one who feels too deeply and cares too much. The layers of clay reveal the true nature of the material, the years it has endured, the storms, and the paths taken before it met my hands. This history transforms into the stories of now and the energy of the future in the hands of the beholder.
In a world that diminishes women’s voices, my work calls to embrace the strength, resilience, and vulnerability of the female experience. It protests the enmity towards women, exploring the female form and reflecting the urgency of this fight. Like clay, the female form bears scars of pressures and struggles. Through vessels and installations, I portray the struggle for equality and safety, capturing beauty, suffering, strength, and fragility.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Jennifer Evans Arbo is a multidisciplinary artist based in New Jersey, specializing in fine arts ceramics and analog photography. Originally from California, her artistic journey has taken her across Europe and South America, where she has been deeply inspired by the beauty of diverse landscapes and cultures. Her ceramics explore functional pottery, figurative sculpture, and atmospheric firings, with a strong focus on wood firing.
Jennifer holds a BA and postgraduate degree from fashion universities in London, where she also minored in photography and ceramics. Her work has been exhibited in galleries across the United States, and her photography has been showcased internationally. She is an active member of The Kilnyard, a woodfire community in Pittstown, NJ, and shares her expertise as a Ceramics instructor at the Center for Contemporary Arts and the Visual Arts Center in NJ.
© Jennifer Evans Arbo