Chelsea Gilmore: capstone
Date
2013
Authors
Gilmore, Chelsea, artist
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The artist's statement: Inspired by plant microbiology, these sculptures depict various organic and biomorphic forms taken from a microscopic perspective and translated as a macrocosm in physical space. This collection of work is an embodiment of transformation. There is a sense of decay and entropy while at the same time growth, aggregation, and accumulation. The dynamic existence of both chaos and order in nature allows sculptural material to transform in the same manner. The work takes on an anthropomorphic quality with a life of its own. I am attracted to the potential of the many. My practice is informed by material itself and its texture when repeated and multiplied. In nature, as well as machines, systems consist of a very specific configuration of repetition and multiples. By changing the pre-existing system and order of the objects I acquire, I create a new rhythm based on a reconfigured repetition. My process is methodical and based on detailed handcrafting, research of biological and mechanical systems, and transforming objects with a playful, ordered, and formal approach. I focus on creating forms that have an internal skeleton and a skin where the base and structure are paramount. When seeking out supplies, I look for commonly used objects that exist in mass quantities that have already served a utilitarian purpose. I give a new life into the materials by recontextualizing their form and disassembling them down from their core properties and purpose.
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Colorado State University Art Department capstone project.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.
Capstone contains the artist's statement, a list of works, and images of works.