24 September 2018

Pipe Dreams, 2018, City College of San Francisco Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, dimensions variable

Multiple capped pipes stick out of a wall of the City College of San Francisco Art Gallery. Painted in a effort to blend into the white walls, these pipes no longer serve their original purpose and speak of rejection, restriction and unrealized potential. How might I honor these aborted conduits by means of material extension and offer them support and encouragement to dream?

The three intestinal-like coils made of bedsheets and unwanted wool thread represent perseverance and stamina in getting through difficulty and achieving seemingly impossible dreams.

The Rub, 2018, found wool and cashmere sweaters, thread, polyester fiber stuffing, nightstand

Reverie, 2018, the artist’s leftover pieces of conduit, gold metallic paint, pillows, pillowcases, hardware, dimensions variable

Reverie is inspired by the joy I had of experiencing conduits sounding like wind chimes. From further away the gold color elevates the pipes and is a metaphor for success. At a closer distance, the shoddy paint job is a reminder that success isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. The pillows hold the offering of a stick to hit the pipes against each other to experience life’s simple joys in this moment.

14 April 2018

Domus No. 363: cover/i, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: ii/iii, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: iv/v, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: vi/vii, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 1/2, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 3/4, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 5/6, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 7/8, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 9/10, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 17/18, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 19/20, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 21/22, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 23/24, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 25/26, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 27/28, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 29/30, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 33/34, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 35/36, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

Domus No. 363: 37/38, 2017, Domus No. 363 Febbraio 1960, 6 x 4½ inches

These architectural collages are each created from cut strips from a single sheet of a Domus magazine. The layered strips become three-dimensional objects reflecting the content of the magazine: architectural plans, residential buildings and design.

All Apart, The Watchtower 1, 2017, The Watchtower No. 2, 2017, 6 x 5½ inches

All Apart, The Watchtower 2, 2017, The Watchtower No. 2, 2017, 6 x 5½ inches

 

All Apart, The Watchtower 3, 2017, The Watchtower No. 2, 2017, 6 x 5½ inches

I don’t like to hold onto things unless I have a use for them. As I was working on my Domus collages, an interaction at my front door left me with a Watchtower magazine. Inspired to make use of it, the magazine quickly became art material. Later on when I would see racks of the magazine at the BART station, a strong desire for the material would come over me.

Eeny, 2017, cashmere scraps, thread and dry cleaner bags, 7 x 11 x 6½ inches

Meeny, 2017, cashmere scraps, thread and stuffing, 7 x 18 x 9 inches

Miny, 2017, cashmere scraps, thread and stuffing, 9 x 16 x 14 inches

Moe, 2017, cashmere scraps, thread and stuffing, 8½ x 17 x 6 inches

Installation view with Marina Caliari at Free Oakland UP, Oakland, CA. photo: Jocelyn Meggait