Artist Shae Bishop uses clay to make wearable garment structures by sewing together hundreds of ceramic tiles with fibers. Bishop explains how his artwork contradicts itself, as hard and fragile clay tiles are not commonly used to represent fabric.
Shae Bishop was born in Kentucky and had a passion for art and reptiles ever since he was young. He attended Kansas City Art Institute and earned his BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in ceramics and art history. As an undergraduate, he learned how to sew and explored the relationships between ceramic and tiles. This was where he got most of his inspiration for his future art series. He also might have gotten inspiration from where he was born and raised because most of his work has a southern twist to it. After this, he moved to North Carolina to work on art and assist classes at the Penland School of Crafts. Bishop then traveled around the world to attend classes, conduct research, and just enjoyed traveling in general. After all of this Bishop decided to settle back down in North Carolina to continue working in a studio.
Bishop uses a variety of mediums to help bring the clay pieces together such as wool, leather, PE braid, silver, and canvas. He uses underglaze and glaze to give his pieces color. Bishop uses the pinch pot technique to make sculptures like his hats, and uses many small slabs to make tiles for his "clothing".
I chose this artist because I've never seen anything like it, and what he makes seems unreal. I think it's cool that he not only makes wearable sculptures but also makes them look pretty and colorful. Bishop uses techniques I know about, and he uses other materials to enhance his works of art.
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