ARTIST STATEMENT
I create organic and abstract objects using clay and found or repurposed materials. Working intuitively, I combine textures to explore points of physical, sensual and conceptual tension. Calling on a sort of adaptive resonance theory, I assemble, carve, stitch, and weave until something otherworldly yet viscerally familiar almost breathes before me.
Found and reclaimed materials, abandoned by civilization or nature, are irresistible to me. These artifacts serve as an archaeological study of my own physical and psychological journey, as well as a more universal exploration of what we, as inhabitants of this planet, gain, lose or discard as we progress along a timeline. In blending these materials to create organic forms, I further consider the implicit struggle and codependent relationship between built and natural worlds.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Gina Lee Robbins is an Indianapolis-based visual and teaching artist who creates sculptural objects and installations. She’s been working in clay for over 30 years, and picking up interesting objects along waterways, wooded paths and city alleys for as long as she can remember. Her sculptures are part of private and corporate collections worldwide.
© Gina Lee Robbins