Two Faces, 2021 | Maya Beverly | Ceramic & glaze | 7 x 5 x 2.5 inches
STATEMENT OF WORK
Through her practice, Maya Beverly seeks a comprehensive understanding of how the function of an object extends beyond its materiality and often communicates something unseen. Recurring themes of interest in Beverly’s work include the power of objects, the act of adorning, societal expectations of beauty, distortion, and manipulation. Her process involves combining objects from her personal archives, and other materials imbued with cultural history and tradition. By centering her work around ceramics and sculpture, she physically interacts with these materials and continues to imagine what extending the body into space can mean.