https://www.aplatner.com/selfunderconstruction daily 0.75 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bc90fbba4222ffd164a7e4f/1539901088099/ Self: Under Construction - Self: Under Construction interactive installation. stoneware, leather, metal, wood, mirrors. 2018. dimensions vary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bc8f2aea4222ffd16490c64/1539901088099/DSC_0821.JPG Self: Under Construction - Self: Under Construction interactive installation. stoneware, leather, metal, wood, mirrors. 2018. dimensions vary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bc90ebe104c7b30a74e290c/1539903187640/selfunderconstruction.jpg Self: Under Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bc909cc104c7b30a74dedd0/1539902383607/AP+show+%2816+of+33%29.jpg Self: Under Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bc9069a24012c3e730c49ef/1539901020578/DSC_0821.JPG Self: Under Construction - Self: Under Construction interactive installation. stoneware, leather, metal, wood, mirrors. 2018. dimensions vary. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bc906b215fcc0508acb3f08/1539903419339/AP+show+%2829+of+33%29.jpg Self: Under Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bc90b554785d37e384332fa/1539903419363/AP+show+%2818+of+33%29.jpg Self: Under Construction https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5adf7f4f0e2e72180b590c1a/5bcf58599140b7c009b24d79/1540315237638/AP+show+%2831+of+33%29.jpg Self: Under Construction https://www.aplatner.com/figure daily 0.75 2018-05-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5aeb75b2f950b74840dea8ab/1525380380923/ Figure - Organic/Order earthenware, leather. 2016. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb605bf950b785f63de853/5ae8d3f570a6ad2370b46c70/1525380380923/portfolio+-+14+of+68.jpg Figure - Organic/Order earthenware, leather. 2016. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb605bf950b785f63de853/5aeb754d03ce645566a38287/1525380530184/portfolio+-+12+of+68.jpg Figure - On Liminality earthenware, leather, surgical steel. 2016. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb605bf950b785f63de853/5aeb754b0e2e723dd94cd145/1525380432498/portfolio+-+10+of+68.jpg Figure https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb605bf950b785f63de853/5aeb754c0e2e723dd94cd147/1525380433605/portfolio+-+11+of+68.jpg Figure https://www.aplatner.com/studies-of-provence daily 0.75 2018-05-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5aeb8dd8758d46ed11a38bfa/1525377153992/ Studies of Provence - Studies of Provence The dirt in Provence is made up of all kinds of artifacts. I have always been a person who picks up beautiful garbage from the side of the road, so when studying in Lacoste, France, I developed quite a collection of pottery shards, iridescent glass, plant parts, and pigments. Plaster is easy to acquire and to sculpt, so it is often used for sculpture studies. Using artifacts from each town I visited in Provence, I created these works to encapsulate the history and diverse landscapes of the area as well as an interpretation of my experiences there. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb60a98a922d96ce69a72d/1525377153992/portfolio+-+19+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Studies of Provence The dirt in Provence is made up of all kinds of artifacts. I have always been a person who picks up beautiful garbage from the side of the road, so when studying in Lacoste, France, I developed quite a collection of pottery shards, iridescent glass, plant parts, and pigments. Plaster is easy to acquire and to sculpt, so it is often used for sculpture studies. Using artifacts from each town I visited in Provence, I created these works to encapsulate the history and diverse landscapes of the area as well as an interpretation of my experiences there. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb66e003ce6492b2a73f1a/1525376836727/portfolio+-+20+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Fontaine de Vaucluse plaster, moss. 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb66e41ae6cff036cf1af9/1525376867282/portfolio+-+23+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Roussillon plaster, Roussillon pigments. 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb66e103ce6492b2a73f2f/1525376921675/portfolio+-+27+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Lacoste plaster, found objects. 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb66e10e2e7205c5d8b0d7/1525376950366/portfolio+-+37+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Bonnieux plaster, found objects. 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb66e30e2e7205c5d8b0ea/1525386712004/portfolio+-+43+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Foret des Cedres plaster, found objects. 2017. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb6080758d46a9023b42ef/5aeb66e3f950b705789b2578/1525377087752/portfolio+-+49+of+68.jpg Studies of Provence - Buoux plaster, found objects. 2017. https://www.aplatner.com/installation daily 0.75 2018-05-03 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5aeb8edb575d1fdf34288341/1525381051805/ Installation - Friendly & Safe earthenware. 2015. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb75ea03ce645566a3a341/5ae7b25a562fa74659a016d1/1525381051805/DSC_0245.JPG Installation - Friendly & Safe earthenware. 2015. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb75ea03ce645566a3a341/5aeb77ddf950b74840df1d57/1525381092175/portfolio+-+3+of+68.jpg Installation https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb75ea03ce645566a3a341/5aeb78078a922d574979789b/1525386971144/portfolio+-+15+of+68.jpg Installation - A Safe Passage bubble wrap. 2017. https://www.aplatner.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bcf5b2b53450add93d16eea/1540315947272/ Time This is a time-based piece exploring the artist’s relationship to their work, as well as the impact one’s surroundings have on them. Three identical figures were cast and put through different circumstances. One was left outside, unfired, for 50 days, vulnerable to the elements. Each day the change was documented in a photograph and the day marked with a ceramic spike in the ground. Another casting was fired normally as a control, and the last was destroyed by the artist using various tools and their hands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb7fd6f950b74840e0c3d9/5aeb83ec2b6a2867ca2ac59d/1540315947272/portfolio+-+17+of+68.jpg Time This is a time-based piece exploring the artist’s relationship to their work, as well as the impact one’s surroundings have on them. Three identical figures were cast and put through different circumstances. One was left outside, unfired, for 50 days, vulnerable to the elements. Each day the change was documented in a photograph and the day marked with a ceramic spike in the ground. Another casting was fired normally as a control, and the last was destroyed by the artist using various tools and their hands. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb7fd6f950b74840e0c3d9/5aeb8bc5562fa7b7855fc332/1525386308362/timelapse1.jpg Time day 1 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb7fd6f950b74840e0c3d9/5aebdada352f53290dbf3a0d/1525406478475/timelapse11.jpg Time day 11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb7fd6f950b74840e0c3d9/5aeb8bc5575d1fdf3427e547/1525386333553/timelapse16.jpg Time day 16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5aeb7fd6f950b74840e0c3d9/5aeb8bc7352f53afe5c2cd11/1525386341943/timelapse41.jpg Time day 41 https://www.aplatner.com/alternate-faces daily 0.75 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bcf59cef9619ae2046958af/1539903540939/ Alternate Faces https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc90fe815fcc0508acbafae/1539903540939/AP+show+%283+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc9104bec212dcc10c4baa7/1539903848408/AP+show+%289+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware, moss, mica, gold leaf. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc9105a24a6949d51e1bde4/1539903910322/AP+show+%2810+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware, tobacco smoke. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc9106b0d9297da87d5bc77/1539903833212/AP+show+%2811+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware, copper. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc91084a4222ffd164a8838/1539904863505/AP+show+%2812+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware, rust, pigment. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc91099f4e1fcdc40058155/1539904894689/AP+show+%2813+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc910b824a6949d51e1c30d/1539905019498/AP+show+%2814+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware, indigo. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc916a4e5e5f05d2c07b3c8/1540315494088/AP+show+%288+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces blunt wrap. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc916ae53450a722c181c17/1540315536099/AP+show+%287+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces rubber. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc916bb15fcc0508acc09c2/1540315548223/AP+show+%285+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces leather. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc916d4f9619a71ba3e1ded/1540315581128/AP+show+%286+of+33%29.jpg Alternate Faces earthenware. 2018. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bc90fd28165f53f52c695f0/5bc91725652deadabcfbd8d3/1540315598865/DSC_0852.jpg Alternate Faces rice paper. 2018. https://www.aplatner.com/contact daily 0.75 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5aedc4cb352f53418263ead3/1525531910390/platnart+%2810+of+25%29.jpg Contact https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bcf8981419202d85a575fa0/1540327828954/AP+logo.jpg Contact https://www.aplatner.com/about daily 0.75 2018-10-16 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bc61ebbc83025f492cc8990/1539710750486/AP+show+%2811+of+33%29.jpg About AL PLATNER is a maker from Atlanta, Georgia. The artist uses natural materials like clay, metal, leather, and plants, and draws on their background in gender studies and queer theory. Platner creates work about identity, expression, and contemporary life. Their recent solo exhibition, Self: Under Construction, featured an interactive display of ceramic body parts with leather straps. Surrounded by mirrors, viewers could try on a diverse range of pieces, many of which were cast from real people. The goal of this installation was to allow others to experiment with their concept of the body while empowering them to empathize. Platner makes functional objects, sculpture, and two dimensional work, and will earn their BFA from Savannah College of Art and Design this year. https://www.aplatner.com/home daily 1.0 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bcf6ff67817f7c5858a6d23/1540321282098/AP+show+%282+of+33%29.jpg Home https://www.aplatner.com/shop-1 daily 0.75 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/t/5bcf61f8eef1a1b63b5eedbe/1540317701460/AP+show+%282+of+33%29.jpg Shop https://www.aplatner.com/shop-1/cup-comfortable-objects-1 monthly 0.5 2018-10-23 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ac3c9153c3a53f2fe53263e/5bcf606d9140b7c009b2ead6/5bcf887ceef1a18f031542c3/1540327555426/IMG_7053.jpg Shop - Cup (comfortable objects 1)