Fernanda Cortes
MA work
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NICOLA, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuilt Earthenware, underglaze, shiny glaze and lustre.
23.5 cm × 19 cm x 19 cm | Photographer: Dominic TschudinNICOLA, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuilt Earthenware, underglaze, shiny glaze and lustre.
23.5 cm × 19 cm x 19 cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
Behemoth, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuillt Earthenware, shiny glaze and lustre.
30 cm × 19 cm x 23cm | Photographer: Dominic TschudinBehemoth, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuillt Earthenware, shiny glaze and lustre.
30 cm × 19 cm x 23cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
TE TOCA!, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuilt Earthenware, matt and transparent glaze and lustre.
18 cm × 18 cm x 23.5 cm | Photographer: Dominic TschudinTE TOCA!, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuilt Earthenware, matt and transparent glaze and lustre.
18 cm × 18 cm x 23.5 cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
VERANO, FERNANDA CORTES 2016
Handbuilt Earthenware, turquoise and lilac slip, semi-matt glaze, transparent glaze and lustre.
36 cm × 25 cm x 45.5 cm | Photographer: Dominic TschudinVERANO, FERNANDA CORTES 2016
Handbuilt Earthenware, turquoise and lilac slip, semi-matt glaze, transparent glaze and lustre.
36 cm × 25 cm x 45.5 cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
FORZA, FERNANDA CORTES 2016
Handbuilt Earthenware, variety of colour slip, semi-matt glaze and transparent glaze.
73 cm × 28 cm x 18cm | Photographer: Dominic TschudinFORZA, FERNANDA CORTES 2016
Handbuilt Earthenware, variety of colour slip, semi-matt glaze and transparent glaze.
73 cm × 28 cm x 18cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
AMO DE VUELTA , FERNANDA CORTES 2016
PAPER AND INK
21 CM X 30 CM | Photographer: FERNANDA CORTESAMO DE VUELTA , FERNANDA CORTES 2016
PAPER AND INK
21 CM X 30 CM | Photographer: FERNANDA CORTES -
UNTITLED, FERNADNA CORTES 2016
PAPER AND INK
15CM X 15 CM | Photographer: FERNANDA CORTESUNTITLED, FERNADNA CORTES 2016
PAPER AND INK
15CM X 15 CM | Photographer: FERNANDA CORTES -
Sharik’s leftovers, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuilt Earthenware, turquoise and lilac slip, semi-matt glaze, transparent glaze and lustre.
18 x 18.5 x 12.5 cms | Photographer: NICOLA ZANONSharik’s leftovers, FERNANDA CORTES 2015
Handbuilt Earthenware, turquoise and lilac slip, semi-matt glaze, transparent glaze and lustre.
18 x 18.5 x 12.5 cms | Photographer: NICOLA ZANON
SHARIK'S LEFTOVER
My work starts with a piece of magic realist story telling about a street dog called Sharik who is scientifically experimented upon by having his brain removed and a human one transplanted in its place. He survives this operation and after a few weeks starts to display human intelligence and behaviour - including the ability to speak and communicate human-like demands and desires. However, at this point of articulation the operation is reversed and his canine brain restored so that he becomes a dog again.
Is this surgical experiment an act of cruelty or love? How much should we give and then take back? Hopefully, the pieces of art that I am working on will cause the viewer to ask such questions.
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Ceramics & Glass, 2016
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Contact
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+44 (0)7849 272819
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I am Fernanda Cortes, I am from Mexico City. I am a designer, an artist and my material is clay.
I am interested in exploring clay not just as a material but also as a source of language and emotion. I sculpt because I am creating characters, personas and feelings, like a mirror reflecting an image of the human condition.
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Degrees
- Bachelor of Product Design: National Autonomous University of Mexico UNAM-Faculty of Architecture, Centre of Investigation for Industrial Design, México City, 2014
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Exhibitions
- In Context, Preston Fitzgerald’s Private Home, London, UK, 2016 ; The Emerging and the Established,Christie’s South Kensington, London, UK, 2016; RCA School of Material Work-in-progress Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2016; RCA School of Material Work in Progress Show, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 2015; Bienal Artes Visuales UNAM, Galeria Antonio Ramirez Escuela Nacional de Artes Plasticas, Mexico City, Mexico, 2016
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Awards
- Abraaj RCA Innovation Scholarship, 2014; DGECI Grant (Dirección General de Cooperación e Internacionalización) National Autonomous University of Mexico, 2013