Katie Kirk
A LITTLE ABOUT ME
My work is inspired by the body and a celebration of materials. Many of my ceramic sculptures involve clay forms reminiscent of body parts like intestines, spines, or hearts. They sometimes have positions that reference physical postures such as leaning or twisting. The idea of my work as an artifact of my body also interests me. Clay is the perfect medium for exploring this because of how it captures touch on its surface.
In my paintings, I use acrylic paint skins in a very physical way, as a material like clay to be formed, layered, and stacked. Creating physical and visual joints, I transition from flat brush marks and pours to collaged pieces of dried paint. As a whole, the work becomes a record of my own gestures and movements.
There is always a balance between planning and improvising when I’m making. The process of finding that balance and discovering moments for change is what drives the work. Learn more
