Chris Mcmullen

A fascination with industrial process and a background in Graphic Communication has led to my creating a body of work consisting of machine-like, interactive sculpture.

Video can be seen at https://vimeo.com/user5678716


I am primarily self-taught and have for many years now incorporated motion into my sculpture. I work primarily with steel, a material that when used for sculpture, has often been bent, moved and stretched in seemingly impossible ways to exploit its strengths.
My work is about making the material move literally, in real time.
I use mechanics based on simple geometry to affect a series of shapes transforming mechanical engagement into a fluid motion.

I currently have new work installed in Palazzo Mora, Venice, Italy for Time Space Existence during the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018. This exhibition runs through Nov. 25 during Venice Architecture Biennale 2018.

I have been the recipient of the 4Culture Individual Artist Project Grant, as well as the Artist Trust Grants for Artists Projects (GAP). My work has been featured in the Bellevue, WA Biennial Sculpture exhibition; Bellwether, the Redmond, WA Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Bumbershoot, Maker Faire, Coachella, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Out of S...

SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2019 Personal Structures: Identities, Palazzo Mora, Venice Art Biennale, Venice, Italy
2018 TimeSpaceExistence, Palazzo Mora, Venice Architecture Biennale, Venice, Italy
2016 Georgetown Carnival, Seattle, WA
2013 Carcass, SEAWORTHY’S inaugural show, Seattle, WA
2012 Mini Maker Faire, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2011 Projects, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2011 Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2011 *Not To Scale, Smoke Farm, Arlington, WA
2011 Gallery (206), Occidental Park, Seattle, WA
2011 Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
2010 Art Outside, Apache Pass, Austin, TX
2010 Artopia, The Firm, Seattle, WA
2010 Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
2010 The Official Ouch My Eye 2nd Annual International Invitational, Seattle, WA
2009 Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA
2009 The Heavens Reflect Our Labors, Fulcrum Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2008 Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle, WA
2008 Maker Faire, San Mateo Fairgrounds, San Mateo, CA
2008 Art Outside, Enchanted Forest, Austin, TX
2008 GO!, Grey Gallery and Lounge, Seattle, WA
2007 Artopia, Georgetown, Seattle, WA
2007 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Empire Polo...