Brittany Snyder will graduate with a BFA in Fine Arts in 2017 from Moore College of Art and Design. She lives in the suburbs to Philadelphia. Her work concentrates on ideas of the unconscious correlating to environment, whether that being physical or emotional space. Currently focusing in ceramic sculpture, she has interned at The Clay Studio in Philadelphia, assisted Philadelphia painter Jane Irish with ornate post-colonial bowls. Brittany has also interned at the Fabric Workshop and Museum in their high school apprentice program. She has been chosen to exhibit several shows within Moore College, student run or curated by the faculty. Brittany has also been awarded the Philadelphia Sculpture award at Moore two years running.
Bio
Artist Statement
My practice explores the way that environment affects the unconscious psyche represented with porcelain sculpture and found objects such as bricks, twine, tile and dirt from my home town. My process begins with using the surrealist method of automatic drawing as a way to reach my unconscious. I start with a simple shape I let my mind fill in the gaps and finish the drawing without a plan of what the finished product will look like. Then I create sculptures of various sizes in their likeness that are no larger than a foot.
