Tania Kravath
The impetus for this work was a newspaper photograph of women and children dodging bombs. Resist is my reaction to yet another cycle of violence and manipulated truth. The energy of deep pain and anger is translated into the clay. I am haunted by the abuse of power, by the willful disregard of the connectedness of all life and by the oppression of the most vulnerable. We have a desperate need to change direction. We must work for greater consciousness. We must speak truth to power
Tania Kravath, born and raised in New York City to an immigrant working class family, relates to the struggles and obstacles confronting the dispossessed. Relationship, identity and belonging are themes running through her work and the challenges of being female in this world give voice to her forms. Working in clay and bronze, Kravath exhibits at Ceres Gallery in New York City and maintains studios in Manhattan and West Hurley, NY.
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