Ordinary Artifects

Perceptions

Full view of the work as the casts are being split apart, 2018.

An experimental piece that developed through several stages. First from the idea of preservation. Of particular interest was the dynamic of perserving the natural world in an artificial container (a plastic bag) and the question of is perservation acceptable if it removes the object from sight and ultimately destroys it?

Image of a fallen cast bag, 2018.

This went further, by challenging the audience to if they trust the labels, as they very well could be false. Exactly how much trust does a viewer give the artist and how much should they?

In progress shot during the labeling stage of the project, 2018.

On a tangential topic, trust is related to the idea of truth. This connects back to a philosophy question concerning art and how much truth does art reflect and how much distortion. Aristotle sums this nicely when he wr​ote, “The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.” So what is truth in art, particularly in a piece that challenges perceptions?

Impression of the feather after the plaster was split open, 2018.

The work developed further when the casts were broken open to determine if there was an object, what object, and what its condition was.

View of one of the pieces on a shelf, 2018.

Plaster, black acrylic paint, and natural items (leaves, feathers, flowers, berries, etc), 2018. This was made for the class, Ordinary Artifacts.

Drawn from the City

Staged Filter

Staged Filter is a stop motion animation of the Filter Gallery, documenting the seven installations that went up between September 2018 and December 2018 in Edinburgh, UK.

Video:

Staged Filter

Catalog of Works:

The Filter Gallery

The catalog indicates the materials used in the individual installations. The film used digital processing as its medium, 2018. This was made for the class, Drawn from the City.

Fallen Secrets Characters

Aximand Garro

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Dearon Flamewatcher

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Geldvan Trimalfiod

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Leomer Bronwen of the House of Merigold

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Miltoneus Forscythe

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Willem Triggs

Pencil and ink on paper, 8in x 11in, 2018.

Summer Gift

Still

A full view of Still, 2018.

Created as a gift, this sculpture combines three metallic colors with the different wires.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.

The entirety is self-supported and strengthen through the twisted structure of the wire. Approx. 12in x 12 in x 8in.

A show of one of the flower heads, 2018.