Artist Statement
Cordula C. Peters is a German born artist who has been living and working in the United States for nine years, in the UAE for four, in Saudi Arabia for seven, and now lives in UK. Everyday events, politics, her friends and family directly inspire the work she does. Cordula works in many different mediums and likes to be open to the creative process. She will work with whatever material seems appropriate and right. And if that means she would have to learn a new tool or technique, well, so be it. Cordula has been exploring art through the different mediums and techniques of sculpture, photography, printmaking, glassblowing, cold working, and computer arts, each one of them intriguing her in their own way.
Cordula’s artwork is very personal and visualizes her feelings, emotions, and thoughts. But because she is an active member of this society and so many of her feelings and thoughts seem to be shared by others, her art becomes more of a social statement. Sometimes others see Cordula’s art as controversial even offensive, but the artist believes it is important to be open to other peoples' opinions and engage in dialog.
Her current body of work consists mostly of installation and sculptural work as well as monotypes that deal with the relationship of one to one's body. She addresses the issues of physical and inner beauty. Nobody's body is perfect and it is the imperfections that she takes interest in and explores. The human body is beautiful in its entirety. She likes to look at it as a whole with the outside shell and a complex inside made out of intestines, bones, organs, but also feelings and emotions, as well as thoughts.
Cordula uses her own body as reference and tool to make her art. Whether it is casting her body or printing with her body, she looks with great interest at even the most ordinary parts of the body, such as an ear, and discovers its beauty and uniqueness. Often she uses literature and music as inspiration for her work and makes them part of it.
Although each of her pieces can be seen as an individual piece they all work together as a larger series of work. Each piece looks at one specific aspect or part of the body, but all the pieces together give an insight of the body as a whole.