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Installation images by Daniel Terna
Installation images by Daniel Terna
Vick Quezada
Stainless Remains, 2023Ceramic, mid fire clay with a palladium glaze10 x 13.5 x 1 in each
25.4 x 34.3 x 2.5 cm each
Total Installation: 25 in x 84 inFurther images
The works of Vick Quezada are often interdisciplinary in subject and material and are composed of manufactured and natural elements that honor indigenous Mesoamerican arts and religion. Quezada examines the...The works of Vick Quezada are often interdisciplinary in subject and material and are composed of manufactured and natural elements that honor indigenous Mesoamerican arts and religion. Quezada examines the social and cultural impact of capitalism and Western structures, specifically institutions such as prisons and military bases that strip identity away from individuals. Representing marginalized communities who battle against contemporary ethnocide, the artist reminds the audience that each person has unique experiences and heritage despite external appearances.
Exhibitions
Soy de Tejas: A Statewide Survey of Latinx Art, Arts Fort Worth, Fort Worth, TX; curator: Rigoberto Luna, 2024
Remains to be Seen, Clay Art Center, Port Chester, NY, 2023Making in Between: Gender Identities in Clay (MIB:GIC), American Museum of Ceramic Art,
Pomona, CA (catalogue), 2023
Literature
Kelly, Brian P. “‘Contemporary Bodegones’ and ‘Monomythology’ Reviews: Yesterday’s Subjects, Today’s Artists” The Wall Street Journal, August 2, 2024.
