Studio Sessions
Routines & Repetition
with Takming Chuang
January 2023
About the Studio Session
The new year is a time to consider what we wish to leave behind, what we desire to maintain, and what we hope to establish. Like the infamous resolution to go to the gym in January, how do we develop and ingrain routines that will shape our bodies, minds, and our creative (ceramic) practices? How do acts of repetition, in clay and life, affect how we respond to the inevitability of change and uncertainty? Do acts of repetition influence our evolving sense of self? In this Studio Session, we examine the interconnectedness between the ‘reps’ we perform throughout our daily lives.
About the Lead Artist
Born in New York City, Takming Chuang currently lives in San Francisco. He lectures about art, serves on the programming committee of Right Window gallery, and makes sculptures and installations at his studio in Oakland. His interests center around the nature of impermanence and the range of emotions that arise between accepting and rejecting change. Chuang’s creative process incorporates the mutable potential of materials such as paper, brass, photographs, and clay to underscore the value of transformation. He has exhibited at SculptureCenter NY, the Hessel Museum at Bard College NY, Camden Arts Centre London, and the Berkeley Art Museum among other institutions. Chuang received his MFA in Art Practice from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in Economics from the State University of New York, Binghamton.
Logistics
This session took place in January 2023.