©2011 Amanda Dumas–Hernandez (Exhibition Views) Photos Courtesy of The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, Waterloo, Canada
- JOYRIDE: THE GOLDEN PATH TO HAPPINESS AND ENLIGHTENMENT (exhibition view)
- GIVING THANKS FOR GOOD TASTE (Metal, glass, and ceramic plates and platters, glitter)
- BLESSING/CURSE #11: SUCK-IP (Vacuum cleaner, glitter)
- SELF REFLECTION (Mirrors, glitter)
- BOX OF UN-ANSWERED PRAYERS (Glass, metal, glitter)
- “TRANSCENDENTAL SNOW GLOBE” Video (Jar, water, glitter)
- COUNTING BLESSINGS: COFFEE CUP ABACUS (Wood, ceramic cups, paint, glitter)
- RE-MARKETING JESUS Installation (Fiberglass Jesus, paint, glitter, disco ball)
- TRANSCENDENTAL HOPSCOTCH (Ceramic tiles, paint, glitter)
- JOY RIDE: THE GOLDEN PATH TO HAPPINESS AND ENLIGHTENMENT (Approximately 1,000lbs of clay, glitter, 4-wheel drive toy truck) Approximately 5” tall
- PI 3.14159265359 Series (Mixed media drawing using acrylic, cardboard, spraypaint, and glitter)
Glitter and its god-like beauty tragected onto the commonplace, is part of the conceptual fulcrum of this current body of work—although my glitter is the glitter used in child craft and Christmas ornaments. It is my intent to create earthly simulations of divine experience and moments of childlike wonder, while exploiting the utilitarianism of objects associated with femininity.
Constructs such as contradiction, absurdity, internal reflection, and conundrum are always constants in my creative process, although my media and methods may vary from piece to piece. I work very intuitively, and my ideas often resonate like rhythmic literary word play. In this body of work, it is my intent to take the utilitarian to a metaphysical level, gilding it with sparkly allegory. I want to represent great truths and beauty with insignificant things, and hopefully create a connect between people and their own day-to-day lives.
Copyright Notice: All photographs are © Amanda Dumas-Hernandez. No images may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without the artist's prior written permission.
