Wagner was accepted as a short-term resident at the Red Lodge Clay Center (November 2021) and worked as an Adjunct Ceramic Professor at Northwestern Michigan College. She is currently making work and applying to many more artist opportunities before attending an MFA program.
Anna Wagner
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Stoneware, colored underglaze slip, glaze
"My work interprets the effects of taking Adderall and stems from the perspective of someone dealing with ADD/ADHD. The objects are referential of utilitarian forms to imply the struggle with medications that restrain appetite. The loose and colorful shapes contrast against the monochrome realism of the portraits. Inspired by comic books and cartoons, the translation results in bright colorful objects that seem to vibrate and hum with potential energy.
Some of the forms are from pieced together shapes sometimes making no sense as separate parts but finding their place as additions to my work. This can be said for anyone with invisible mental disabilities, finding their place and support in a community with similar challenges. If the vessels are used in a utilitarian sense, then the discussion of the loss of appetite and other effects of Adderall would be disrupted. The work is created for individuals who need a voice, filling the empty forms with stories, each one echoing my own."
– Anna Wagner
About the artist
Anna Wagner
Wagner was accepted as a short-term resident at the Red Lodge Clay Center (November 2021) and worked as an Adjunct Ceramic Professor at Northwestern Michigan College. She is currently making work and applying to many more artist opportunities before attending an MFA program.
