Pratiksha Shome
Stephanie Temma Hier described the opulent visual contrasts that distinguish her work as “the flotsam and jetsam of daily life.” Her pieces blend glossy, careful oil paintings with three-dimensional ceramic sculptures in a real avalanche of shapes—lobsters, teeth, horses—that frame them, creating an unsettling visual tension.
Hier shows a stack of three automobile tyres that she’s collected from the industrial area in the backyard of her Brooklyn studio. These are serving as moulds for a new series of ceramic tyres she is now working on, which will form a sculpture installation for an upcoming exhibition with Montreal’s Bradley Ertaskiran Gallery. The hubs of some of the tyres will house paintings. “I guess other components will be thrown over them. some ceramic flowers or fish. She pondered, “Maybe an old teddy bear. Thirty or forty ceramic tyres will be used.
She used one hand to tap the tyre stack. She noted that this will be her biggest work to date and said, “I appreciate repetition.
Hier, a 1992-born Toronto native, uses both painting and ceramic components equally in the creation of her funny, surrealistic, and occasionally unsettling tableau. The artist has developed a strong collector following thanks to his unique works. She is preparing for a solo exhibition this autumn and her pieces were a standout at Independent with Bradley Ertaskiran in May. She also just finished a solo show called “This Must Be the Place” at the Brussels location of Nino Mier Gallery. Additionally, she will soon be performing at Gallery Vacancy in Shanghai.
Hier strode through her workspace with palpable passion and razor-sharp wit while juggling a lot of different ideas. “The studio feels pretty empty after the show in Brussels, but I am filling the space back up quickly,” she added with a smile.
Source: Artnet news
