{"title":"GEORGE RODRIGUEZ | RITUAL VESSELS","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy latest body of work is a collection of ritual vessels. Vessels that contain history and future. Vessels that capture human emotion. Vessels that create cultural connection. Vessels for an unspecified ritual. These vessels take the shape of animals, figures, vases and relics. When I think about clay, I think about the ritual of cutting my block, rolling slabs, gathering molds, and collecting my fork. I think about the different rituals I value and create for myself. I want to revert back to simplicity and let go of some material control. Go back to the transformation of glaze on clay. Go to a place of rediscovery. As I observe my human vessel and the rituals I rely on, I think about the impressions clay makes on my body. I think about the stress, the joy, the cracked skin and the sensitivity of my fingertips. I invite the viewer to wonder about the rituals that create or transform your own human vessel, what you hold, and how that shifts with time.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e-- George Rodriguez, Statement for \u003cem\u003eRitual Vessels\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" data-mce-style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eCeramicist George Rodriguez has sculpted clay for almost 20 years. His sculptures \u003cem\u003eMexican American Gothic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSeven Indulgences\u003c\/em\u003e are included in the \u003ca title=\"George Rodriguez at Renwick Museum\" href=\"https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/mexican-american-gothic-118889\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artwork\/mexican-american-gothic-118889\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eRenwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, Washington, D.C., and the National Museum in Stockholm Sweden. His large scale public art installation\u003cem\u003e \u003ca data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/flykc.com\/public-art\" href=\"https:\/\/flykc.com\/public-art\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/flykc.com\/public-art\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eLet the Music Take You\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003erecently opened on Concourse A of the Kansas City International Airport.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor complete artist history and links, please refer to the artist's \u003ca title=\"George Rodriguez Main Page\" href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/george-rodriguez#\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/fosterwhite.com\/collections\/george-rodriguez#\"\u003eprimary page\u003c\/a\u003e on our website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition\u003c\/strong\u003e April 6 - 22, 2023\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpening Reception\u003c\/strong\u003e First Thursday, April 6, 6 - 8pm with a\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003ertist in attendance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist's Talk\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSaturday April 8, 2 pm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.bau-xi.co\/seattle\/Rodriguez%20CV.pdf\" data-mce-href=\"http:\/\/www.bau-xi.co\/seattle\/Rodriguez%202022%20Resume.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGeorge Rodriguez CV\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.whatcommuseum.org\/exhibition\/el-zodiaco-familiar\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eEl Zodiaco Familiar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eat Whatcom Museum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"George Rodriguez Interview and Film\" href=\"https:\/\/crosscut.com\/2018\/08\/sculptor-george-rodriguez-celebrates-and-transcends-his-mexican-heritage\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrosscut Interview and Film Feature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"basenji-west","title":"Basenji (West)","description":"\u003cp\u003eGeorge Rodriguez's\u003cem\u003e Basenji\u003c\/em\u003e is one of eight dog sculptures from the 2023 \u003cem\u003eRitual Vessels\u003c\/em\u003e exhibition. Modeled after a wooden African artifact from Congo, the sculpture is inspired by the Colima dog folk art sculpture from Mexico that served as a kind of template for the group of dogs. In the Congo, wooden folk art dogs would have nails hammered into the flat back as part of a ceremony.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"George Rodriguez","offers":[{"title":"11.5 x 18.75 x 6 inches","offer_id":42555289993393,"sku":"","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0457\/1833\/9735\/products\/Rodriguez_Basenji_West_web.jpg?v=1678926908"},{"product_id":"colima-south","title":"Colima (South)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor his 2023 solo exhibition \u003cem\u003eRitual Vessels\u003c\/em\u003e, the artist created a series of eight dog sculptures based on the reddish, folk-art dog-effigy from Colima, Mexico. Also referred to as Xoloitzcuintli (Mexican hairless dog), these dogs  were thought to represent burial or travel companions in prehistory and are still popular tourist items.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e                                           \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"George Rodriguez","offers":[{"title":"12.75 x 15.5 x 7 inches","offer_id":42555407433905,"sku":"","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0457\/1833\/9735\/products\/Rodriguez_Colima_South_web.jpg?v=1678928010"},{"product_id":"linked","title":"Linked","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture is from George Rodriguez's solo exhibition Ritual Vessels, April 2023,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy latest body of work is a collection of ritual vessels. Vessels that contain history and future. Vessels that capture human emotion. Vessels that create cultural connection. 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Vessels that capture human emotion. Vessels that create cultural connection. Vessels for an unspecified ritual. These vessels take the shape of animals, figures, vases and relics. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen I think about clay, I think about the ritual of cutting my block, rolling slabs, gathering molds, and collecting my fork. I think about the different rituals I value and create for myself. I want to revert back to simplicity and let go of some material control. Go back to the transformation of glaze on clay. Go to a place of rediscovery. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs I observe my human vessel and the rituals I rely on, I think about the impressions clay makes on my body. I think about the stress, the joy, the cracked skin and the sensitivity of my fingertips. I invite the viewer to wonder about the rituals that create or transform your own human vessel, what you hold, and how that shifts with time.  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e                                                                                                            — George Rodriguez\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Rodriguez","offers":[{"title":"23.5 x 8 x 10 inches","offer_id":42571009687729,"sku":"","price":5200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0457\/1833\/9735\/products\/Rodriguez_Emerge_web_new.jpg?v=1680221257"},{"product_id":"disjoined","title":"Disjoined","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sculpture is from George Rodriguez's solo exhibition Ritual Vessels, April 2023,\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy latest body of work is a collection of ritual vessels. Vessels that contain history and future. 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