“There are incredible indigenous cultures that have been developing technologies with clay for thousands of years.”
Walley Films
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"When I was a kid, a clown picked me up and I cried."
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Glasstire 3×3: Violette Bule — Who or what has influenced your work?
by Glasstireby Glasstire“I try to create a piece of work that can be the piece of work of others. It's not done. People will finish whatever I'm trying to share with them.”
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“The thing that I cannot say through art — I relieve those feelings through boxing.”
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“I fell in love with art a long time ago. With photography specifically. Love is an essentially irrational thing.”
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Glasstire 3×3: Giovanni Valderas — Who or what has influenced your work?
by Glasstireby Glasstire“Our parents were discriminated against for using Spanish; there wasn’t really an emphasis to teach us, so we just grew up around it, picking it up. And it’s kind of this bastardization of language."
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Glasstire 3×3: Ciara Elle Bryant — Who or what has influenced your work?
by Glasstireby Glasstire“People can forget what certain micro-aggressions can look like. Words are very, very, very powerful.”
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“The real impetus for me is something I just can’t out of my head, and I just keep thinking: I need to make this; I have to make this.”
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"That you can make something that can express an idea without using any words, and someone can see it and formulate their own language around it seems like unifying and gratifying thing to do."
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“If I can use art to bring a different perspective that can change people’s minds, or at least get them to acknowledge an issue, I think my role as an artist is a viable one.”
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“It’s important for somebody to see their reflection in any way possible. But it’s better when it’s a positive reflection and not a negative.”
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“You can choose to be exceptional based on something other than pre-determined measurements of what has value.”
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Glasstire 4×4: Adriana Corral – Who has influenced your work?
by Glasstireby Glasstire"One of the most influential artists for me has been Teresita Fernández."
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Glasstire 4×4: Charlie Kitchen – Who or what has influenced your work?
by Glasstireby Glasstire"My most significant influence was attending college at Texas State and studying under the professors there who sparked my interest in this large-format process, exposing me to photographers like Jessica Eaton, Hannah Whitaker, and Dan Boardman."
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Glasstire 4×4: Mari Hernandez – Who or what has influenced your work?
by Glasstireby Glasstire"One of the most influential periods was when I was working with San Anto Cultural Arts, where I was learning about artists who made artwork about Chicana and Chicano identity in Mexican-American experience."
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Glasstire 4×4: Charlie Kitchen – What artwork are you most proud of?
by Glasstireby Glasstire"It was the first body of work where I felt confident enough that the large-format process could support an entire series.”
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“I really want to shed light on [that type of] injustice and how that interlaces into policies of today; immigration today.”
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“I think it’s probably the work that people are least interested in.”
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"My first solo exhibition was titled 'What Remains.' As a statement it refers to perseverance. As a question it refers to what is left to be said."
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“What gets me going creatively is the infinite potential that I see within this large-format process. Constructing the image, rather than just photographing something that’s already there.”