Set of 6 Poetic Porcelain Plates

Set of 6 Porcelain Plates. Wall Sculptures, 2019 by Alex Hodge
Carved porcelain plate
Overall size: 31 H x 33 W x 1 D in.

Individual Size:
1. Archetypal Anne: 8.5 H x 5 W x 0.5 D in
2. Radial Glow: 12 H x 8 W x 0.5 D in
3. Lead with the Heart: 16 H x 12 W x 0.5 D in
4. Mountain of a Woman: 15 H x 9 W x 0.5 D in
5. Reach Out: 8 H x 12 W x 0.5 D in
6. Stairway to Nowhere Girl: 11 H x 6.2 W x 1 D in

Her poetic porcelain plates examine and reimagine the history of art in a way that values women, not only in body, but in wholeness, power, and love. Focusing on the narrative qualities of art-making, Hodge weaves stories into the clay which are both personal and universal.
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Alex Hodge was always drawn to the arts and regularly channeled her creativity as a child whether in watercolor classes or scrapbooking with her mother. Hodge focuses on prioritizing women’s narratives in all aspects of her work. Through the decorative and symbolic details, she hints at narratives without completing them to invite the viewer to participate in creating meaning. The women she invents exist in the present but are of the imagined future in which we all have room to flourish, to tell our stories, to give and receive love, and to express the beauty and pain of the human condition. Fundamentally, her artworks are a celebration of the tenacity and vulnerability of women and clay, an interplay of history and hope.