Stilted Lemon Growth
Collection: Houston Airport System (HAS)
2010
Porcelain, wood (Indian rosewood), polymer clay, wire
Location:
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
2800 N Terminal Rd
Houston, TX 77032
About the Artwork:
Stilted Lemon Growth (2010)
by Jason Kishell
Born in Denver, Colorado, sculptor Jason Kishell often works with ceramics that combine the natural world and humanity’s role in it. He stated that his work “contains a duality that exposes the world we live in as ugly and beautiful, safe and scary, gross and pretty, serious and funny. Perhaps most noticeable is the examination of the contrasting forces within life and death, and how much they are the same.” Here is a sculpture by Kishell made of porcelain, clay, and wood (specifically Indian rosewood) that measures 11 inches high, nine inches wide, and nine inches deep. The body of this sculpture is a lemon, but it has 11 wooden legs and seven roots growing from its top. The lemon is also covered with wrinkles, leaves, vines, and pearls. Perhaps the lemon has rotted to the point of growing new life? Or is this a scientific experiment? Kishell, based out of Houston, is a professor of art at Houston Community College, and his work has been exhibited in North Carolina, Louisiana, Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and many more. He has also been an artist-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the Artist in Wilderness Program in Carbondale, CO.
Stilted Lemon Growth (2010)
por Jason Kishell
Nacido en Denver, Colorado, el escultor Jason Kishell trabaja a menudo con cerámica que combina el mundo natural y el papel de la humanidad en él. Afirmó que su obra “contiene una dualidad que expone el mundo en el que vivimos como feo y hermoso, seguro y aterrador, asqueroso y bonito, serio y divertido. Quizás lo más notable sea el análisis de las fuerzas contrastantes de la vida y la muerte, y lo mucho que se parecen.” Aquí se presenta una escultura de Kishell hecha de porcelana, arcilla y madera (específicamente palosanto de India) que mide 28 cm de alto, 23 cm de ancho, y 23 cm de profundidad. El cuerpo de esta escultura es un limón, pero tiene once patas de madera y siete raíces que crecen en su parte superior. El limón también está cubierto de arrugas, hojas, enredaderas, y perlas. ¿Quizás el limón se haya podrido hasta el punto de dar nueva vida? ¿O se trata de un experimento científico? Kishell, residente en Houston, es profesor de arte en el Houston Community College, y su obra se ha expuesto en Carolina del Norte, Luisiana, Oregón, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, y muchos otros estados. También ha sido artista residente en el Houston Center for Contemporary Craft y en el Programa Artista en la Naturaleza en Carbondale, Colorado.
Stilted Lemon Growth (2010)
by Jason Kishell
Born in Denver, Colorado, sculptor Jason Kishell often works with ceramics that combine the natural world and humanity’s role in it. He stated that his work “contains a duality that exposes the world we live in as ugly and beautiful, safe and scary, gross and pretty, serious and funny. Perhaps most noticeable is the examination of the contrasting forces within life and death, and how much they are the same.” Here is a sculpture by Kishell made of porcelain, clay, and wood (specifically Indian rosewood) that measures 11 inches high, nine inches wide, and nine inches deep. The body of this sculpture is a lemon, but it has 11 wooden legs and seven roots growing from its top. The lemon is also covered with wrinkles, leaves, vines, and pearls. Perhaps the lemon has rotted to the point of growing new life? Or is this a scientific experiment? Kishell, based out of Houston, is a professor of art at Houston Community College, and his work has been exhibited in North Carolina, Louisiana, Oregon, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, and many more. He has also been an artist-in-residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and the Artist in Wilderness Program in Carbondale, CO.
Stilted Lemon Growth (2010)
por Jason Kishell
Nacido en Denver, Colorado, el escultor Jason Kishell trabaja a menudo con cerámica que combina el mundo natural y el papel de la humanidad en él. Afirmó que su obra “contiene una dualidad que expone el mundo en el que vivimos como feo y hermoso, seguro y aterrador, asqueroso y bonito, serio y divertido. Quizás lo más notable sea el análisis de las fuerzas contrastantes de la vida y la muerte, y lo mucho que se parecen.” Aquí se presenta una escultura de Kishell hecha de porcelana, arcilla y madera (específicamente palosanto de India) que mide 28 cm de alto, 23 cm de ancho, y 23 cm de profundidad. El cuerpo de esta escultura es un limón, pero tiene once patas de madera y siete raíces que crecen en su parte superior. El limón también está cubierto de arrugas, hojas, enredaderas, y perlas. ¿Quizás el limón se haya podrido hasta el punto de dar nueva vida? ¿O se trata de un experimento científico? Kishell, residente en Houston, es profesor de arte en el Houston Community College, y su obra se ha expuesto en Carolina del Norte, Luisiana, Oregón, Colorado, Kentucky, Tennessee, Massachusetts, y muchos otros estados. También ha sido artista residente en el Houston Center for Contemporary Craft y en el Programa Artista en la Naturaleza en Carbondale, Colorado.