Material Needs

Danielle Ray: Beauty from Ashes

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/BEAUTY FROM ASHES

Danielle Ray

Material Needs 2024

September 5 - October 20, 2024

 

materials funded: adhesives, wood

Growth and decay are two powerful opposing forces. Both are necessary for human existence and surround us daily, but there is often friction that interrupts our ability to accept this inevitable cycle. It is this paradox that Danielle Ray embraces in her sculptural series, Beauty from Ashes.

Inspired by the way that nature has perfected the growth and decay cycle, Ray utilizes found materials, both organic and manmade, that she collects in the woods around her house. In manipulating these materials, she breathes new life into them as works of art.

/ABOUT THE ARTIST

Danielle Ray

Danielle Ray lives and works in Sutton, MA. Her sculptures combine natural elements like leaves and husks with found rusted and weathered objects, celebrating both growth and decay.

Ray’s sculptures have been featured in group shows at the Danforth Art Museum, Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery, and ArtsWorcester. She has participated in Worcester’s Art in the Park as a Visiting Artist.

@danielleraystudios // www.danielleraystudios.com

/EXHIBITED WORKS

Reseed III

found metal, wallpaper, Japanese maple leaves, catalpa seed pods

21″ x 12″ x 36″

2023




Reseed IV

found metal, ceramic tiles, catalpa seed pods

22″ x 23″ x 5″

2024




The Forest at Dusk

found metal, iron oxide, wood ash, organic material, wallpaper

31 ½” x 16″ x 4 ½”

2024




Petals of Patina

found metal, root mass, wisteria pods, Queen Anne’s lace

23″ x 12″ x 10″

2024




Rustic Remnants

found metal, organic material, wallpaper, bible pages, gel medium

14 1/2″ x 9″ x 7 1/2″

2024




Splintered Awakening

found metal, hydrangea flowers, driftwood

63″ x 81/2″ x 9″

2024




Fleeting Fragments

found metal, drift wood, wallpaper, iron oxide

16″ x 13″ x 9″

2024




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