ARIANA HEINZMAN | Habitat for a Fake Plant
ARIANA HEINZMAN
HABITAT FOR A FAKE PLANT
J. Rinehart Gallery is thrilled to announce exhibition, Habitat for a Fake Plant, from sculptor Ariana Heinzman. Her exhibition, Habitat for a Fake Plant, is an exploration in the absurdity of bringing and containing nature into man-made environments. Confused by her own relationship with nature, Heinzman creates an alternate world where plants have acclimated to domestic life.
Habitat for a Fake Plant will be on view online and in the gallery August 1 - 28, 2024. A Public Opening Reception will be held First Thursday, August 1, 2024, from 5-8pm. The artist will join us for a discussion about her work on Saturday, August 17, 2024, at 1:00pm
In this world, plant-like sculptures are wrapped in patterns reminiscent of tablecloths and wallpaper. Sprouting leaves are flattened to shapes better suited to a room built with dimensional lumber. Plants have taken on anthropomorphic poses, lounging in this new environment where their purpose is decoration.
Drawing inspiration from Art Nouveau and The Arts and Crafts Movement, Habitat for a Fake Plant revels in the irony of glorifying the natural world in spaces created to be separate from nature. Heinzman's intention is to exuberantly admit to this absurd relationship.
Ariana Heinzman is a ceramic based artist, creating sculpture, wall works, and functional objects that blend floral imagery, utilitarian objects, and the human figure. Her work represents the dueling desires of succumbing to nature and controlling it. However distressing these conflicting desires can be, the work honors the beauty of this life with joyful patterns and forms that celebrate nature and human ingenuity.
Ariana Heinzman received her BFA in Ceramics from The Rhode Island School of Design in 2013 and has been creating and exhibiting her work regularly ever since. Heinzman’s work can be found in numerous private collections across the United States and is included in Seattle University’s Private Art Collection and The Port of Seattle at SEATAC Airport.
Read Ariana Heinzman’s feature in This Is Colossal here!
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Exhibition Statement
Habitat for a Fake Plant is an exploration in the absurdity of nature in the domestic space. Confused by her own relationship with nature, Heinzman creates an alternate world where plants have acclimated to domestic life. In this world, plant-like sculptures are wrapped in patterns reminiscent of tablecloths and wallpaper. Sprouting leaves are flattened to shapes better suited to a room built with dimensional lumber. Plants have taken on anthropomorphic poses, lounging in this new environment where their purpose is decoration.
Drawing inspiration from Art Nouveau and The Arts and Crafts Movement, Habitat for a Fake Plant revels in the irony of glorifying the natural world in spaces created to be separate from nature. Heinzman's intention is to exuberantly admit to this absurd relationship.
Artist Statement
Ariana Heinzman is a ceramic based artist, creating sculpture, wall works, and functional objects that blend floral imagery, utilitarian objects, and the human figure. Her work represents the dueling desires of succumbing to nature and controlling it. However distressing these conflicting desires can be, the work honors the beauty of this life with joyful patterns and forms that celebrate nature and human ingenuity.
Increasingly interested in the absurd, Heinzman's practice is a series of translations between materials, particularly flat materials and voluptuous clay forms. These dimensional and material shifts allow for something to be lost in translation, causing something absurd to happen.
BREW | A Pop Up Exhibition of Ceramic Mugs, Curated by Marge Levy
J. Rinehart Gallery is thrilled to announce our pop up Exhibition of ceramic mugs, BREW, curated by Marge Levy.BREW is a functional exhibition of over 150 pieces of original ceramic vessels by nearly 60 PNW Ceramic Artists.
During the Opening Reception, visitors are invited to take the piece they purchase off of the shelf, and enjoy some BREWed coffee and tea in their new mug.
The ceramic artworks included in this exhibition will not be for sale online! Visitors must come in and view the works in person. The majority of mugs are priced at $100 and under, with few gems by well known Artists.
With over 60 unique ceramic artists participating, you are bound to find something you love to put your beverage in!
A portion of Gallery sales will be donated to Pottery Northwest, as a welcome to the Pioneer Square neighborhood.
SEATTLE ART FAIR
J. Rinehart Gallery will be at Booth C13! Join us for a show stopping exhibition featuring BRAND NEW WORK by Emily Gherard, Meggan Joy, and Shaun Kardinal and Moses Sun.
J. Rinehart Gallery is bringing our Emerald City Sofa, and amazing artists to Lumen Field! We are thrilled to be back at Seattle Art Fair, as we officially launched the Gallery at the 2019 Seattle Art Fair. Featuring one of a kind artworks from our vibrant art community of the Pacific Northwest, and Beyond, Seattle Art Fair is a destination for the best in modern and contemporary art.
Visit J. Rinehart Gallery at Booth C13 for an exhibition of color and process from Jaq Chartier, Emily Gherard, Ariana Heinzman, Shaun Kardinal, Meggan Joy, Daisy Patton, Katy Stone, and Moses Sun.
Check in with our Instagram for live updates while we are at Seattle Art Fair! See you there!
ARIANA HEINZMAN | IT’S GOOD TO BE HERE
J. Rinehart Gallery is delighted to announce It’s Good to be Here, an immersive ceramic garden of hand build vessels and wall mounted tiles by Vashon Island based ceramicist, Ariana Heinzman. Grounded in the artist's relationship with nature, bold color and botanical patterns cover the otherwise naked ceramic forms.