Artist's Statement
One of my main interests with the figure has been to make something that evokes a sense of empathy and I think I’ve found a way to do it in a series of cement busts and figures in 1/3 life scale. Rather than asserting themselves into your world, the scale allows the pieces to draw you into theirs. Though inspired by Greek and Roman Busts, each of my imagined portraits are more vulnerable than idealized. Each one is caught in his/ her own particular moods, ranging from restful to nervous to haughty to happy. I am interested in exploring the identities and emotions of a wide range of potential “types” that open up questions of stereotype. In the complete representation of each character I hope to create the sense of an “other” where the path to empathy is open.

I am interested in the potential stories that can evolve in this smaller world While the previous work was more centered on ideas about the physical body, these pieces are simply about everyday moments between people that are before or after something has happened. I love the short story format for it’s potential to offer a brief window into an experience, I feel as thought these smaller sculptures are paragraphs from short stories.

Bio
Danielle Krcmar received her MFA from UMASS Amherst in 1996 and her BFA in Sculpture 1992 from SUNY Binghamton. She received the Elizabeth Greenshields Grant in 1993, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council Grant and the Blanche Colman Foundation Grant in 2001. Her work has been shown in the The Fuller Art Museum, The Duxbury Art Complex Museum, The Gallery at Green Street, and other galleries in New England and New York. Her work has been reviewed in Sculpture Magazine, The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Boston Phoenix, Arts Media, and The Rockland Journal among others. She has taught at Brandeis University, Clark University, The Museum School in Boston and is currently Artist in Residence at Babson College.

Danielle Krcmar
32 Lincoln Parkway #2
Somerville, MA. 02143
617.852.9750
dkrcmar@babson.edu