Gross Domestic Product(Tug and Pull)
2009
Synthetic hair, thread, wooden spool
72” x 50” x 12”
Baroque Tarpaulin
2007
Tarpaulin, permanent marker, wire
180” x 72” x 18”
Mate(s)
2008
Cement, polystyrene foam
22” x 16” x 23”
A softer side of Ordinary
2008
Hand dyed fabric, polystyrene insulation
Dimensions variable.
Individual block size: 16” x 7” x 7”
“Greater Than, Less Than, Equal To”
2008
Cement over polystyrene foam, cloth, polyfil
60” x 22” x 16”
Pink Block
2008
Cement over polystyrene foam, latex paint
36” x 17” x 18”
Cozy Cover
2008
Found cement block, tarpaulin
8” x 8” x 16”
Effects on Non-Leisurely Objects
2008
Digital inkjet print
23” x 34”
For Labor or Leisure
2008
Digital inkjet print
23” x 34”
Blocks and Drains
2008
Digital inkjet print
23” x 34”
Stand By Me
2008
Digital inkjet print
13” x 19”
Doily on the Rio Grande River, Morning
2007
Digital inkjet print
8” x 10”
Doily on the Rio Grande, Afternoon
2007
Digital Inkjet Print
8” x 10”
Doily on the Rio Grande, Black Friday
2007
Digital Inkjet Print
8” x 10”
With Purpose and Class
2008
Tarpaulin, polystyrene insulation
70” x 12” x 84”
Ordinary objects found lacking in individuality become the forms I reference to examine my place in society. Labor materials from construction sites and the skill of women’s handcrafts are important to my aesthetic, each requiring properties of disposability and the manufactured as well as intense labor practice. My visual aesthetic of handmade and well-crafted objects becomes contrary to the value society places on menial labor and the anonymous workforce. This aesthetic also contradicts the original context and existence of the referenced object in its function, materiality and form. By exploring the formal and symbolic elements of these common objects, concepts emerge pertaining to my social privilege and status in American life.