MARLA ZIEGLER

ARTIST STATEMENT

“Amalgamation” is a presentation of work composed of fragments of existing compositions made from clay, collage, and bricolage. She draws from her personal and refined vocabulary of shapes and repeating motifs that represent her interest in using raw materials to create manifestations of form, texture, and direction. The elements found in her current body of work showcase Ziegler’s unique and varying methods and techniques.  

“My work always starts by creating multiple strong individual forms with the intention of placing them together to create a larger more complex visual conversation. In this exhibition all the pieces are a blend of previous and current ideas, and themes. ‘Even Secrets Have Secrets’ and in ‘A Dream Within a Dream,’ are an amalgamation of earlier and current made forms. These titles hint at the visual conversations that occur from their fusion.” - Marla Ziegler