Laughing In Clay

Humor is the sweet to the sour of the sweet and sour chicken of life.

Humor is the spoon full of sugar that Mary Poppins tells us helps the medicine go down. It is a means of conveying that which is difficult in a manner that is more approachable or easily digestible. Humor is often overlooked as lowbrow or unintellectual and easily dismissed without being seen for its truly unique ability to convey content. The amount of humor being used in contemporary ceramics is undoubtedly a response to this time of uncertainty and this political climate.  This exhibition will prove that humor is Multi(VA)lent in its ability to connect with viewers about a wide range of topics. By confronting viewers with a variety of artists using humor in their practice, this exhibition will challenge viewers to examine the different reasons artists choose to include humor in their work

The artists…