Brie Ruais Artist

Brie ruais artist On her hands and knees hundreds of pounds of clay are laboriously spread out from a large mound and pushed to the clay s limits.

Brie ruais artist. Brie ruais s large wall based ceramic was created from the same amount of clay as the artist s own body weight. In her process driven practice ruais spreads and molds the clay with her hands and feet marks still evident once the pieces are partially glazed and fired. 1982 parceled out from center 130 lbs dusk 2018 detail glazed and pigmented stoneware rocks and minerals potshards hardware 73 x 73 x 3 inches 185 5 x 185 5 x 7 5 cm inv ab12130. New perspectives in contemporary art clay and ceramics by phaidon fall 2017.

Brie ruais information desiccating from center salton sea 130lbs 2019. Making space from the inside 130 lbs tight. Brie ruais unfolding liquid color artist s body weight in clay spread out in all directions 2011 stained blue yellow and green clay white and brown stoneware clear glaze 65 x 60 x 1 inches 165 1 x 152 4 x 2 5 centimeters. Glazed and pigmented stoneware hardware.

2017 ceramics for adults abrons art center ny ny. Ruais is the recipient of the sharpe walentas studio program the dieu donne fellowship montello foundation residency socrates sculpture park fellowship the shandaken project residency among others. Her work is featured in vitamin c. Brie ruais on beverly buchanan artist led tour of ruins and rituals brooklyn museum new york.

She received her mfa from columbia university s school of the arts in 2011. 2016 visiting artist lecture critiques and workshop indiana university ceramics department bloomington in. 83 x 80 x 2 inches. With heavily worked surfaces finished with richly colored glazes her pieces recall landscapes abstract paintings and the contours of the body itself.

Ruais s projects begin with a set of instructions which she carries out quickly infusing the clay with the energy of her process.