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Alyssa Grey
As a sculptor interested in the formal language of materials and their interactions within space, my creative focus toggles between art objects and their modes of display. Drawing inspiration from traditional uses of pedestals, I create interdependent networks whereby units rely upon each other in order to function as a means of support for isolated moments in the work. Fueled by the never-ending question: what if? I experiment with industrial and organic materials to find new and unlikely combinations of both. These personally inflected and playful objects draw from the do-it-yourself expediency of lower-middle-class home projects which often entails crafting my own tools and equipment to jerry-rig problems. These soiled structures form quick-fix foundations while stubbornly (if tenuously) clinging to kindred objects that can only be described as coping mechanisms. Using soda cans, duct tape, rust, and sacks of potatoes, I create double meanings and puns with my material choices in order to imbed poorly made jokes within the larger sculptural systems. These jokes always fall just short of a punchline—leaving them confused and alone; feelings that echo throughout the work, with each elaborate piece dismissed and left in silence.
Wooden beam, ratchet straps, motor, hand-dyed rope, Diet Coke can, and extension cord, 120 × 144 × 96 in.
Steel, plexiglass, bungee cords, springs, 50-pound bag of potatoes, and rusted water, 72 × 30 × 24 in.
Handmade paper and steel, 54 × 36 × 36 in.
Fish tank, wooden pallets, soap, and rusted water,
48 × 54 × 36 in.
Wood, gray paint, motor, and camouflage duct tape,
75⅝ × 42 × 42 in.