Tip Toland is a Ceramic Artist,
a hyper-realistic sculptor.
Born in America Pottstown in 1950.
BACKGROUND
Tip was born in an American family having 2 sisters and a younger brother, she never got the attention she wanted, her mom and dad knew at a very early age that she is very talented and put her up with pastel classes.While studying in high school she also attended art school and she was very interested in the line quality..
At the age of 14 her mother sent her to the boarding school.She knew her mother don't want her. Her mother had a very bossy nature and she make decisions for the family and no one is allowed to say a word , she confronted her, denied her decisions.Boarding was a thrust of independence for her, she decided who she wants to be.She said "Goodbye Debbie(her real name),i'm gonna be Tippy or Tip and that's the new me. "
Tip has a very different ideas and she thinks and act very differently toward things people call her psycho.she got eating disorders,she did know what was actually emotionally going on; she just wants to
get over it. after completing boarding,she went to Washington DC, in 1969 when the war was going on,She was really interested in protesting for war she thinks it was as important as going to art school. s
She even got involved in drugs, as all of that was very new to her. She was even admitted to a mental hospital for 6 weeks.
EDUCATION
B.F.A., Ceramics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
M.F.A., Ceramics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
At the age of 14 her mother sent her to the boarding school.She knew her mother don't want her. Her mother had a very bossy nature and she make decisions for the family and no one is allowed to say a word , she confronted her, denied her decisions.Boarding was a thrust of independence for her, she decided who she wants to be.She said "Goodbye Debbie(her real name),i'm gonna be Tippy or Tip and that's the new me. "
Tip has a very different ideas and she thinks and act very differently toward things people call her psycho.she got eating disorders,she did know what was actually emotionally going on; she just wants to
get over it. after completing boarding,she went to Washington DC, in 1969 when the war was going on,She was really interested in protesting for war she thinks it was as important as going to art school. s
She even got involved in drugs, as all of that was very new to her. She was even admitted to a mental hospital for 6 weeks.
EDUCATION
In the University of Colorado she started as a fine arts major in 1970, started ceramics just for kicks.in graduate school she entered with a terracotta plate with underglazed painting. then was asked to do some dimensional work in clay. She studied human anatomy from Gage Academy .
WORK
The characters in Tip Toland’s sculptures are fragile creatures that find themselves at the end of adulthood or at the beginning of childhood. Those stages in life have a certain vulnerability, isolation and innocence in common. Toland attempts to demonstrate the decline preceding death, and the increased separation from others it brings. Their expressions are unengaged and convey a sense of deep psychological detachment that is sad and enigmatic as well as dignified by the process of natural aging.
HYPER- REALISM
The hyper realism of Toland’s figures comes from her attention to detail and unique use of materials. Using an encaustic technique, Toland creates a waxy finish for the skin that mimics real flesh. She even goes so far as to incorporate actual human hair into the works. The porcelain eyes create a doll-like realism that is both haunting and entrancing, while carefully defined wrinkles, skin tone, tooth enamel, and bone structure, are remarkably realistic.
consideration were how fair the skin toned, the hair color all participated in bringing these characters into being. A lot of decisions were made along the way that haven't necessarily figured out.
detailas
Tantrum :- clay, paint, chalk pastel23 1/2" H x 40'W x25" D
Boxer, stoneware clay, paint, chalk pastels,14"H, 18"W, 10"D
African Teen with Albinism, stoneware clay, paint , chalk pastel, synthetic hair31" H x 32" W x 20" D
The Moment I Disappeared clay, paint, chalk pastel
6" H x 32" W x 16" D
Monkey Mindstoneware, porcelain, paint, chalk pastel
27" H, 25" W, 38"
Painting the Burning Fence, stoneware, paint, pastels, synthetic hair 28” H, 19” W, 22” D
ARTIST STATEMENT
"I have been influenced so much and identified so many people, characters, I seem to gravitate towards people, sort of on the fringes of society. I always felt like it was the uncool or people that I would allow you to see them and see their vulnerability."
SUBJECT MATTER
Toland’s sculptures are fragile creatures depicting stages of life and stages of mind. The innocence expressions convey a sense of vulnerability and reflect deeply felt inner states of mind.
Her work bring viewer into extreme sensitivity of the characters, so you help yourself, pulled into the world of what they are doing and how they feel. A very honest look her sculptures make people mind comfortable and edgy at the same time. She never get out to make edgy work. her sculptures like tantrum, refugee are pointy and sad, children with Albinism pieces are so reflective. What is human to be ? vulnerability probably at sometimes. She allows us to encounter us with these very human like characters almost a kind of interaction you could have been with any human being with specific story. Thoughtful, troubled human condition. Tip statement
" Don't preety it up just say it like it is so I know that it lives in me "
One can see a part of darkness. part of darkness is that you understand people who walked through darkness and that is very clear in her work. It elicits very personal reactions, it is someone literally bursting into fear, because what her work is showing, it can also tiger mans fear.
MATERIALS
- terracotta clay
- stoneware clay
- chalk pastels
- synthetic hair
- porcelain
- paint
- stains
- gold leaf
EXHIBITIONS
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