teri.statement
TERI GANDY-RICHARDSON
my why + mindset
photo: elizabeth brown eagle
“I work in denim— and, I believe that our shared, yet individual intimacy with it offers a bridge.”
My artistic practice expresses resilience and rebirth from what has been endured, stolen and lost.
The material that I use carries a reputation for utility, resourcefulness, oppression and control. To create complex compositions, I use my hands and acrylic paint to push form, dimension, tension and compression. Exclusive use of worn Levi’s denim weaves together specific phenomena within American history, culture, industry, labor and civil practices.
They mark the end of slavery, and a rise in human rights’ initiatives which significantly intersect, and drive musical genres as well as fashion. New work incorporates burlap and jute.