RECLAMATION
by Cassandra Buck
November 24, 2020 - January 10, 2021
December 17, 6 pm | Virtual Artist Talk & Embroidery Demonstration
Rochester Artist Cassandra Buck presents a new series of large-scale mixed media works which explore new ways to visually communicate the artist’s personal experience as a mother, a woman, and to connect with her femininity as an artist.
Artist Statement:
My work has always focused on two things: expression and the feminine. I am constantly striving to discover how color, shape, and line can evoke feelings and ideas that we are unable to articulate. I am currently reclaiming my feminine artistic voice without shame. Reclamation is the name I have given to my current work. Each series within this reclamation dives into and breaks down societal and gender constructs. I have named these pieces the “Motherhood Series”. Working mothers are constantly moving, we never let ourselves breathe, we never let ourselves just be. The first layer of acrylic paint is my chaos, my constant motion, my drive to always be something to someone. The embroidered spaces between this are my small bits of solace, my meditation, my self preservation.
About the artist:
Cassandra Buck has exhibited as a solo artist and in various group exhibitions including Winona State University, The University of Minnesota, and the Austin Art Works Center in Austin Minnesota. Her work can be found in private collections in southeastern Minnesota, Rochester area businesses, and in the permanent collection at Ridgewater College in Willmar Minnesota. In 2016 she was awarded Rochester Mayor’s Medal of Honor for Artistic/Cultural Achievement. In 2019 Cassandra opened her shop/studio, Clover & Rose, which specializes in unique gifts, art, and vintage items. Cassandra lives in Rochester Minnesota with her husband and two children.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
