Get off the Boat

Anne Drew Potter

Get off the Boat

2010

Black Earthenware, 19" x 18" x 19"

"Get Off The Boat" addresses the tensions between population and scarcity (or perceived scarcity) that are particularly salient to contemporary humanity. The iconic image of the overloaded boat precedes, but still accurately represents, contemporary refugee crises. In turn these crises starkly highlight our current value struggles as a species. It is a work that is simultaneously painful and satirical – emphasizing both the absurdity and the cruelty of our resource hoarding, protectionism, and commodification of human life. The choice of black clay and of and expressionist rendering of the figures is in direct homage to Goya’s "Black Paintings," that also depict these problematic qualities of human nature.

Anne Drew Potter has coalesced her fascination with, adoration of, and abhorence for the human condition into a unique sculptural language. With a formal background in both academic figure sculpture and ceramics, she manipulates anatomical forms to create unsettling and ambiguous figures that address the ways in which social meaning is projected onto the forms of the body. Her early involvement in social work and her willingness to explore diverse cultures (she has lived in Mexico, Canada and Germany as well as throughout the United States, and speaks Spanish, German and English) inform her emotionally charged figures and the complex narratives behind her installations. Her work is designed to be accessible at multiple levels - providing both a sensual and intellectual experience.

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