Existing comment:
3 White Birds
2017
earthenware and mixed media
Collection of the artist
Bey's shift from functional pots to more conceptual beaded forms emerged from the idea that vessels could be considered "sculptures of pots." According to Bey, "beads are pots, really -- they have volume, form, and surface, but don't contain in the same way." As these neckpieces evolve in scale to become impractical as wearable objects, they become more explicit in their reference to historical adornment and ritual, and to contemporary notions of identity and status. |