rose bean simpson
Rose B. Simpson: Sculpting Identity Through Clay and Metal Rose B. Simpson is a Santa Clara Pueblo mixed-media artist renowned for ceramic sculpture & 'transformances'. Exploring identity, ancestry, maternity & ecological survival through clay, metal & performance art. Featured at Whitney Museum & SITE Santa Fe Born in 1983 in Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico, Rose Bean Simpson’s artistic journey began within a deeply rooted cultural heritage—a lineage inextricably linked to the traditions of her Pueblo people. Raised by parents who themselves were accomplished artists – Roxanne Swentzell, a…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of rose bean simpson's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.