Art
Nature
#animals
#extinction
#glass
#Kelly O’Dell
#nature
#oceans
#sculpture
Earlier than going extinct greater than 65 million years in the past, ammonites have been cephalopods that roamed marine landscapes donning coiled shell exteriors. Now, they function index fossils that present a priceless look right into a geologic interval far earlier than our existence. Captivated by themes of origin, extinction, preservation, and conservation, Lopez Island-based artist Kelly O’Dell explores the ammonite’s elegant kind by means of scorching glass sculpture.
O’Dell spent her first 25 years in Hawai’i, an island fashioned over a geological hotspot. “I grew up obsessive about my very own mortality, proper alongside rumbling earthquakes and gurgling volcanoes,” she says. “It’s fascinating and devastating that our existence has a lot impression on the fragile stability of life. I hope my art work might function a reminder, or ‘memento’ of our borrowed time.”
Her blown and sculpted ammonites curve and spiral gracefully, emphasizing the extinct creatures’ distinctive contours. Vibrant colours and complicated textures embed each bit, nearly as in the event that they have been introduced again to life. The fragility of glass mimics the fragility of existence, as she ponders what people may go away behind after we are gone.
O’Dell has a busy yr arising together with her first exhibition of 2024 opening in March at Duncan McClellan Gallery. Discover extra on the artist’s website, and observe her Instagram for a glance into her course of.
#animals
#extinction
#glass
#Kelly O’Dell
#nature
#oceans
#sculpture
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