Andrea Olmstead

Bound

Inspired by: Constance Bigelow, 1945 Debutante (Miss Meriwether Lewis Cowgill)

Ceramic

21″ x 20″ x 13″

2024

$4,000

Miss Meriwether Lewis Cowgill, bound by her dress at waist and shoulders, was also bound by social norms as a debutante. Influenced by Baroque sculpture, this portrait of an athlete is no less bound by his environment and expectations of what it means to be masculine in today’s society. But young people are also bound to break free from these ideals, and bound forward. I chose this clay for its vitrified color and its monochrome chalky natural surface. Both the sculpture and painting are minimal in color which allows one to focus on the details of the portraits.

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