Artist Statement:
In my work, I have been playing with the idea of the emotional life of objects. Chairs have become of particular interest in my work. The object itself indicates the body and is specifically built to hold the body. The chair anthropomorphically mirrors the figure: legs, a back, sometimes arms. It’s symbolic of an individual. Through the use of this symbolic individual, I reference perception through distortion. The objects are fragile and precarious. Reflecting on depression, emotion, reality, and futility.
i
2020, Ceramic, cement, oil paint, 16" × 4¼" x 4¼"
iv (detail)
2020, Ceramic, cement, oil paint, 26¼" × 5¾" × 5¾"
ii
2020, Ceramic, cement, oil paint, 17" × 4¼" × 4¼"
iii
2020, Ceramic, cement, oil paint, 18½" × 4¼" × 4¼"
iii (detail)
2020, Ceramic, cement, oil paint, 18½" × 4¼" × 4¼"
Eleanore (Elly) Warner is a Pacific Northwest artist living in Portland, Oregon, where she was born and raised. Working interdisciplinarily; primarily in sculpture, Warner explores a variety of mediums and materials. Growing up in an artistic household, she observed creative processes and showed interest in art from an early age. She has been devoted to studying art throughout her lifetime and has trained at the Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) and Portland State University (PSU). Warner’s work is rooted in craft, often exhibiting a fondness of detail and craftsmanship in an exploration of objects, personal realities, and the distortion of perspectives.