The forms consist of brickwork patterning, simulating the exterior portions of homes alluding to outward bodily presentation, while the interior portions of the work feature text, symbols, and aesthetics replicating the interior of the home as reflection of the inner mind.
Brittany Clark was born and raised in Conway, South Carolina. Always interested in the arts, she has obtained a dual degree Bachelor of the Arts in Art Studio and Art History from Coastal Carolina University. She has also studied 3D modeling in Raleigh, NC where she currently lives. Her inspiration comes from her southern heritage and how it conflicts with her own ideals and understanding of the world.
Her work focuses on ideas of reconciliation and finding rest within internal and external struggles, dealing with past and present, mental illness, ancestry, and tradition. Such subjects lend themselves to the permanence of metal craft in which she specializes, focusing on fabrication, metalsmithing, blacksmithing, and casting. Clark’s work has been featured in print such as Miscellany and Archarios magazines and in exhibitions such as Palmetto Hands, the 34th annual Women’s Work Exhibition, and the National Conference on Contemporary Cast Iron Art and Practices. Clark currently works as a metal fabricator at Cricket Forge in Durham, North Carolina.