Monday, February 13, 2012
Visual Art Studio Visit: Emily Clayton
Posted by Laura Hutson on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Emily Clayton is our artist for February. In her last post, she gave us a tour of her internet wanderings. Now we'll show you around her physical space.
A full wall in Emily's studio is lined with handmade glass windows that open like doors. The quality of natural light and industrial architecture makes it feel like an ’80s dance music video — big echo-y spaces and beams of sunlight that illuminate specks of dust in the air. On the day I stopped by her studio a lot of her work was already hanging up, and it looked great in that setting — especially the pieces she's been making most recently, with their bright red/DayGlo orange washes of paint. Some of my favorite shots after the jump.
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I just read a story on ArtInfo about predictions for this year's trends, and Pantone selected Tango-Tangerine as its top color for 2012. It's pretty identical to some of the shades Emily is using here.
http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/a-somewh…
It made me think about how different orange looks to someone who's lived in or around Knoxville, like Emily and like me. UT Vols fans own that color, in my mind, so co-opting it seems especially challenging. For similar reasons, I wonder if being on-trend helps or hurts Emily's work.
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