Ariel Wood’s practice often begins with a thrown ceramic form. They then create objects that support, surround, hold, and/or connect to this from. Interested in the way plumbing and drainage can elicit notions of interconnectedness, liminality, and queerness, Wood picks and parses out those aspects of the larger system that appear strange, silly, or sentimental. The resulting installations meander through space—responding to the exhibition environment—layering reference, time, and sensorial experience.
Ariel Wood is a Texas-based artist by way of California and Wisconsin. They received a BFA in printmaking and drawing from The University of Wisconsin at Madison. Ariel is a sculpture artist interested in the way plumbing and drainage can elicit notions of interconnectedness, liminality, and queerness. Ariel picks and parses out those aspects of the larger system that appear strange, silly, or sentimental. Wood has shown their work nationally and internationally in Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, New York, and Florence, Italy. With this thesis exhibition, Wood will complete their MFA in Studio Art at the University of Texas at Austin