“KUBLI - FUTURE RUINS (Sculpture)”

 $9,590

(2023) 

Ceramic Sculpture

11”x 13”

Kubli starts as a painting of a photograph, turned ceramic sculpture that also lives as a digital art piece which makes an impression of The Statue of Liberty and has the ability to mean different things to different people at different times. Its message moves far beyond freedom and liberty, and it’s symbolism often appears as malleable as her thin, copper skin. As European immigrants streamed into New York at the turn of the twentieth century, Lady Liberty became the first thing that they saw upon approaching land. This made the statue an important symbol for the European immigrants who were hoping to find opportunity in America. As a Filipino immigrant of  transgender experience, the artist highlights the historical bias toward non-white immigrants through this piece.