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Paisley Armor: Feel Like A Boss Sculpture
United States
Sculpture, Metal on Plastic
Size: 15 W x 18.5 H x 10 D in
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ON EXHIBITION: AVAILABLE AFTER 3/15/2020 LAST WORK AVAILABLE IN ARMOR BUST SERIES Media: PLA filament (for 3D printing pen), resin, copper, patina Copy/paste this link to view moving around the sculpture: https://wp.me/aBcUb-MN Part of a non-traditional exploration of lace in the exhibition, A Certain Kind of Armor. Using 3D printing pens to preserve the core acts of drawing and writing, Gardner-Roe references shield and body forms that allude to systems of protection through layers of metal and patinas, yet deny a literal translation. The open lacelike network of this body of sculpture begs the question, “What is being protected?” "Paisley Armor: Feel Like A Boss" references the psychological protection that can occur with bodily adornment. Whether it's that black leather jacket or those high heels combined with a pantsuit, this work talks about women's fashion as armor. As such, a paisley pattern was selected as it is historically feminine, highly decorative and so busy that is a bit like camouflage. What do you use to protect yourself emotionally? What do you use to feel like a boss? Lastly, I am often asked about how this was made, especially in regards to what a 3D printing pen actually is. While making these metal-coated busts is a layered process, here is a short video showing at least the first step of this process: https://wp.me/aBcUb-MM There are more process images here: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/18066906532017748/
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Sculpture:Metal on Plastic
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:15 W x 18.5 H x 10 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
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My lace sculpture is an act in seeking balance, of repeatedly introducing contradiction and opposition to show that a harmonious equilibrium is possible. Combining the flowing, inherently feminine lace with hard, industrial man-made resin alters the inherent quality of each material. Each goes through a process of loss and gain. The result is a dimensional expression of politically-soiled notion of compromise. Here, balance creates porous solidity, frozen fluidity, a three-dimensional canvas. I consider my all my work to be works in lace, and in lace, I see more than kitsch doilies or superficial decoration. Lace represents countless individual threads intertwined to create interdependent networks with the nuance of connection shaping endless possibilities of pattern. As broad as this cultural metaphor might be, lace also represents the intimate and delicate, as well as the domestic and historic traditions in handcraft. I am influenced by the passing down of handcraft from one generation to another, while also striving to re-contextualize traditional craft. In my sculpture, this contextualization occurs primarily through the lens of science and mathematics. These influences can be reflected within bodies of work in ways that utilize the design principles of origami, invisibly physical forces such as gravity, or the way that a single simple curve can transmute a formless plane into mathematically complex geometry. My work has always been grounded in this nature of dichotomy and the oscillating exchange that occurs by combining dissimilar media and processes is an expression of the desire for and in search of balance in body, mind, and action.
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