Friends!

The work of Natasha Dikareva and Paige Wright reflects a meeting of two communities. In both, the figure anchors ideas of response, ranging from the biological, to the social, to the spiritual and contemplative.

Their rigorous practice is rooted in traditional clay techniques, anatomical rendering and multi-layered surface treatment. Building on this approach, both artists use the figurative as a launchpad into unexpected territory. The sculptures of Dikareva and Wright reflect upon their own origins and the possible future paths of their individual lives, as well as of the collective humanity. Keeping one foot rooted in tradition and the other exploring contemporary emblems, both artists straddle a spider web of conversations, helping to continually examine and develop more nuanced relationships to each other and ourselves.