This compelling porcelain wall sculpture commands immediate attention through its rectangular format and naturally irregular, hand-built edges. The portrait of Anne unfolds as a tactile landscape of deep incisions and relief work, framed beautifully by symmetrical borders featuring rhythmic rows of hand-pressed circular textures. Rendered in a striking high-contrast monochrome glaze, the central subject exhibits fine sgraffito linework winding through her hair and a stylized polka-dot blouse that pays homage to traditional woodcut printmaking styles. By freezing an intimate, psychologically charged expression in the clay, Hodge turns this unique fine art plaque into a profound and sophisticated commentary on modern female identity and historical art canons.
Discover the exquisite Porcelain Wall Sculpture. Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative qualities of art-making, she weaves stories into the clay that are both personal and universal.
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Porcelain Wall Sculpture - Archetypal Anne, 2019. By Alex Hodge
Archetypal Anne, 2019
From the Porcelain Plates Collection series
Hand carved porcelain plate
Dimensions: 8.5 H x 5 W x 0.5 D in.
Hodge studied and graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Ceramics, with notable exhibitions such as Unsung Muses and Eyes That Bind, graduating summa cum laude and receiving honors such as the Outstanding Undergraduate Award. Here, clay became the conduit that allowed her to speak of her experience and, more importantly, her frustrations. Always curious to acquire more knowledge and skills, she pursued a Master of Fine Arts degree at the University of Miami. There she obtained the summer scholarship and the William Oberman Award, and graduated summa cum laude. During this time, she moved from expressions of anger to prioritizing love between women, the deep well of internal feminine landscapes and the historical exploration of women in relation to the present through ceramic material. Since then, her works have been exhibited at the Morean Arts Center, Arts Benicia and the Imurj Gallery, among others. She currently resides in rural Georgia, where she transforms her stories into sculptures that reveal what has been historically hidden.
