Artist Information

Aby Henry

My work revolves around the concept of interaction. I am interested in the way that separate pieces can come together to form something entirely new and different. I think an interesting tension occurs when soft, organic, curvilinear lines are made with something as hard yet delicate as clay.

Scars, both mental and physical, are the basis of my current body of work. I am interested in the power behind scars, not simply the helplessness that comes from what is inflicted upon a person, but the power that comes from choosing how to deal with it. I am interested in how people choose to dictate and own the scars they carry.

It is the imperfections that make things and people beautiful and interesting. It is this beauty that I am after in my art.

I draw insight for my work from a range of sources. I am moved by ancient Chinese jade pendants and bronze animal forms as well as the sculptures of female warriors at temple sites in Cambodia. Additional inspiration comes from Japanese painted screens, Faberg￩ eggs from Russia, and Maori canoe prows. I am inspired by all of these things; they all play a role my work in one way or another.

Aby Henry is a student at the University of Nevada, Reno working toward her BA in Art. She will graduate in December 2009 with a major in Ceramics and a minor in Art History. Her work was presented in the University of Nevada, Reno Emerging Artists exhibition hosted by the Stremmel Gallery earlier this fall. Coalesce was her first solo exhibition.

All 2 artwork(s) by Aby Henry

Coales I

Coales II