Tau Lewis is Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose sculptural work figures the human body and the organic form in a way that is glamorously mutant. Working primarily with plaster and resin, her sculptures include severed human parts dyed vibrant hues, and seemingly made-up faces stalled in the process of formation. Her body of work functions as a sort of feminist satire, while maintaining a weighted critique of the deconstruction, disembodiment, and subsequent objectification of the female image. Her work is informed by her own self-image as a young woman of colour, as well as a fascination with plant-life, and the realm of the organic; the result is an uncanny collection of vital sculptures working through matters of gender, sexuality and identity. -Olivia Whittick
Image titles in order of appearance:
From the series Object 3, 2015
“It takes me more courage to be soft,” 37”x 8.5”x 8” plaster, cement, tissue paper, fur, cinderblock, concrete, 2016
From the series Object 3, 2015
“Georgia marble marks slave burial sites across America,” 18.5”x 12.5”x 8.5” plaster, cement, concrete, acrylic paint, chain, high gloss finish, 2016
Tau Lewis
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Tau Lewis is Canadian multi-disciplinary artist whose sculptural work figures the human body and the organic form in a way that is glamorously mutant. Working primarily with plaster and resin, her sculptures include severed human parts dyed vibrant hues, and seemingly made-up faces stalled in the process of formation. Her body of work functions as a sort of feminist satire, while maintaining a weighted critique of the deconstruction, disembodiment, and subsequent objectification of the female image. Her work is informed by her own self-image as a young woman of colour, as well as a fascination with plant-life, and the realm of the organic; the result is an uncanny collection of vital sculptures working through matters of gender, sexuality and identity. -Olivia Whittick
Image titles in order of appearance:
From the series Object 3, 2015
“It takes me more courage to be soft,” 37”x 8.5”x 8” plaster, cement, tissue paper, fur, cinderblock, concrete, 2016
From the series Object 3, 2015
“Georgia marble marks slave burial sites across America,” 18.5”x 12.5”x 8.5” plaster, cement, concrete, acrylic paint, chain, high gloss finish, 2016
“Everything Scatter (Army Arrangement),” 30”x 10”x 10” Christmas cactus, soil, chain, wire, polyurethane, plaster, epoxy, chalk pastel, pvc pipe, paint can, rebar, cinderblock. 2016
Untitled (Selfie) 2015
Untitled Feet, 2015, photo by Jessica Baldanza.
Submerged Woman, 2015.