Branden Lawless

My ceramic work creates a narrative for my extraordinary world, Rat Bastard University. RBU is a cast of characters that is not your mothers art. They are unapologetically themselves, rebellious, mischievous, and flat-out bastards. While humorous, they portray the realities of youthful arrogance, love, addiction, and unconventional life experience. I like to think our world is colliding with RBU, and my works mirrors their universe and our own. Drawing inspiration from aesthetics of fashion, animation, and pop culture, my objective is to create interactive work that evokes a sense of nostalgia and relatability. I use vibrant color palettes reminiscent of pop art, with contrasting grungy, raw-black mark making on top. While discovering an extensive history of my universe, I begin to create new narratives and accolades for Rat Bastard University through ceramics and screen printing. As I blur the line between reality and RBU, I invite the viewer to follow along with the methodical and deranged world.
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