coalescere — Martha Russo

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
West Gallery View

phagocytosis
porcelain casting slip, paper clay, metal, glaze, dragon skin, paint, EPS paper, acrylics
91 x 71  73 inches
2016

phagocytosis
detail

nomos (curve)
porcelain, wood, polyethylene foam, rubber scrim, tracing paper, adhesives, glue
58 x 11 x 21 feet
2016

nomos (curve)
detail

nomos (curve)
detail
20,000 individual porcelain tendrils

klynge
porcelain casting slip, glaze materials, epoxy, metal, wood, EPS,paper
64 x 42 x 39 inches
2016

klynge
detail

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
East Gallery View

allay
porcelain, glaze, melamine, metal
90 x 43 inches
2016

cavea-culina
Hunter Science School + boa constrictor skeleton (?), Antoni Gaudí (mirrors, egg cartons, porcelain slip, porcelain, glaze, play), Elizabeth Faulhaber (steel, salt water, organza silk, cobwebs, eyes), Jess Larson (silk, thread, wax, girdle, plaster, humor) + Sarah White (earthenware, collage, ham to cone 04) + Whitney Robbins + Marge Morgan (paper, ink) + Dawn Witter (porcelain, guts) + K Rhynus Cesark (stomach) + Toshiko Takaezu (small closed form, spirit) + Odelia Ryan (ears, bookmark) + Henry Ryan (rash) + Joe Ryan (lab bench, vanadium, smarts), spine + cullet + 1992, Toni Rosato (pig intestine, fruit, felt, perspective), Sarah Swaboda (sliced test tubes, glass baubles) + mouse + Frit, Rebecca DiDomenico (glass, egg, mesh, ink, stamina), Emma Hardy (paper tape, wheat paste, hands), rope + ash + slip + cotton, Karo syrup + Buddha's hand + gum, Katie Caron (Apoptosis, Oxytocin, Swell, LED lights), Garrison Roots (courage) + Emily and Tony Russo (collecting myself)
18 L x 8 W x 9 H feet
2016

cavea-culina
detail

chicken
clay, glaze
8 x 4 x 4 inches
1994

drop
clay, glaze, pig intestine, raspberries, blueberries
41 x 19 x 5 inches
2000

drop
detail

plug
clay, glaze, pig intestine, pomegranate, 3 purple grapes
8 x 10 x 6 inches
2000

plug
detail
pomegranate and grapes wrapped in pig intestine

chute
porcelain, porcelain casting slip, aluminum, paper clay, pine needles, string, rope, kitchen sponges, plastic mesh fruit bags, pine cones, potato, wire
156 x 24 x 9 inches
2016

chute
detail

hold
porcelain, porcelain slip, wood, metal, cloth, cotton balls, thread, string, glaze, luster, shoe laces, long johns, pipe cleaners
48 x 22 x 40 inches
2000

hold
detail
drawer #1

hold
detail drawer #3

hold
detail drawer #1

Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
East Gallery View

lightness of being (settled)
ribbon, tops of carrots, yarn wrapped around plants, Mexican Christmas Ornaments from Emma Hardy, accordion packing material, auto Filter found on Baseline Road, art from Antonette Rosato, HVAC Filters, pom-poms from Dawn Witter, loofah sponges, plastic mesh fruit bags, rug from mud room, vacuum cleaner bags, cardboard shoe inserts, hand duster, son Henry's old holey socks, laundry basket, shredded corn husks, rope, burnt pumpkin waffle (partially eaten by a mouse in Martha's studio), husband Joe's bike shorts, Martha's work pants, sponge, succulents, dust mask, cinnamon stick, shirt, son Henry's hair in a fruit bag, burnt toast, mop head from studio, egg cartons, dad's bowtie, work gloves, wattle part, feather duster, mom's flannel shirt & dad's suspenders (together), daughter Odelia's volleyball net, pine needles, reusable shopping bag, wood, palm tree seed, porcelain slip, metal, serendipity
installation space: 40 L x 9 H x 16 W feet
2016

lightness of being (settled)

vagus
clay, cement, epoxy, paint
60 x 35 x 11 inches
1995

vagus
detail