ARTIST STATEMENT
“ Bunny in Cloud “ is a whimsical artwork from a rabbit series where I explored imagery we sometimes configure by looking at clouds. The rabbit form is particularly endear to me because I used to hide from my mother in a rabbit pen. When I was a child I would spend afternoons reading books among the rabbits. I enjoy their scent, soft fur, and peaceful eyes. Making rabbit forms with clay brings me joy.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Nazaré Feliciano is an American multidisciplinary artist born in a small town in Portugal. She immigrated to the U.S. in her youth because living as a woman artist in Portugal was inconceivable. She graduated with a Master of Fine arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and received a Ph.D. in Comparative Studies of Fine and Performing Arts, from Florida Atlantic University. Her thesis: Bodily Knowledge in Dance Transferred to the Creation of Sculpture, captures the connection of bodily knowledge to the making of art.
Nazaré’s artwork has been exhibited in the USA, Portugal and Turkey. Clay is her favorite medium to work with, because of its sensual, elastic and endurable qualities. But using recycling materials to create is a venue she likes to expand on.
© Nazaré Feliciano