Stephanie H. Shih
Botox and Fly (Vanitas), 2024
ceramic, steel
2 x 4 x 3 in
5.1 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm
5.1 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm
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Stephanie H. Shih (b. 1986, Philadelphia, PA) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Stephanie H. Shih is an American-Taiwanese ceramic artist whose painted sculptures explore diasporic identity and cultural migration....
Stephanie H. Shih (b. 1986, Philadelphia, PA) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Stephanie H. Shih is an American-Taiwanese ceramic artist whose painted sculptures explore diasporic identity and cultural migration. Her newest body of work chronicles its past and present through imperfect replicas of everyday items. Rendered in a medium malleable enough to yield to the artist’s touch and painted by hand, each sculpture fits into Shih’s object-based accounting of historical events and cultural touch points. In "Botox and Fly (Vanitas)”, Shih uses ceramic and steel to create a miniature bottle of botox with a syringe. The botox bottle is a symbol of modern-day consumerism and the quest for eternal youth. The presence of the fly on top of the bottle adds an element of irony and humor to the piece, as flies are often associated with decay and death.
Stephanie H. Shih is an American-Taiwanese ceramic artist whose painted sculptures explore diasporic identity and cultural migration. Her newest body of work chronicles its past and present through imperfect replicas of everyday items. Rendered in a medium malleable enough to yield to the artist’s touch and painted by hand, each sculpture fits into Shih’s object-based accounting of historical events and cultural touch points. In "Botox and Fly (Vanitas)”, Shih uses ceramic and steel to create a miniature bottle of botox with a syringe. The botox bottle is a symbol of modern-day consumerism and the quest for eternal youth. The presence of the fly on top of the bottle adds an element of irony and humor to the piece, as flies are often associated with decay and death.