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Artist Statement:
I have always been intrigued
by primitive art...especially
art from the South
Pacific...body
painting...tattoos...wood
carving...stone carving...the
universal symbols contained
therein that connect. I find
that my own “doodles” reflect
similar imagery.
This body of work stems from
the drawings that flow from me
when not thinking, as well as
the influence from looking at
and studying primitive/oceanic
art. The forms themselves are
allowed to take shape as they
are built. The surface
carving follows the same path
in development.
My work tells a story, be it
literal or symbolic. This
personal narrative has been
influenced by exposure to the
various cultures and histories
of the places I have lived and
visited.
The sculptures are hand built
with slabs and coils from a
heavily grogged clay. At the
leather hard stage they are
carved with a variety of
tools. After being bisque
fired, a black stain is
applied and they are again
fired to cone 04.
The sculptures of houses
contain the above elements,
but became more personally
influenced by current events
in my life. I recently built
a studio and the structure of
doing construction comes
through in these pieces. The
red metal...
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Artist Galleries:
Member of Edge Gallery, a
cooperative alternative
gallery
3658 Navajo
Denver, Colorado 80211
303-477-7173...
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Gayla Lemke:
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2001 Sculpture in the Park, International Juried Exhibition, Loveland, Colorado
2001 Art Equinox, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, Montana
2001 Art by the Book, Visual Arts Alliance, Nashville, Tennessee
2001 "Guilt By Association", Solo Exhibition, Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2000 "Fragile" Solo Exhibition Edge Gallery, Denver, Colorado
2000 Edgestremist, Annual Members' Exhibition, Edge Gallery
2000 Sculpture in the Park, International Juried Exhibition, Loveland, Colorado
2000 North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
2000 Y2Klay at DIA, Juried and Invitational Exhibition, Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado
1999 "Chairs! Chairs! Chairs!" Invitational Exhibition, Metro Center for the Visual Arts, Denver, Colorado
1999 Colorado Clay Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, Colorado
1999 "Honey I Shrunk the Art" Invitational Exhibition, History of the World Fine Art Gallery, Camano Island, Washington
For an extended list of exhibitions, email me
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