Installation
Campus Wisdom (2014)
Materials: inkjet on vinyl
Photo courtesy of Julianne P. Gavino
Photo courtesy of Julianne P. Gavino
Manuscript for Urban Poetry (2012)
Materials: Video projection, headphones, wooden dowel, Pellon roll (courtesy of Sandra and Harry Reese)
Photos courtesy of the artist
Photos courtesy of the artist
Lover's Nest (2012)
Materials: Overhead projector, inkjet transparency, cut paper
Groupwork (In collaboration with Erik Sultzer, Alexander Bogdanov, Chris Silva, Ryan Bulis, and the rest of the UCSB public; 2012)
Materials: various
Photos courtesy of Erik Sultzer
Photos courtesy of Erik Sultzer
An open dialogue about art making within a group setting, "Groupwork" was a temporal and participatory installation initiated by collaborators Erik Sultzer, Alexander Bogdanov, Chris Silva, Ryan Bulis, and Van C. Tran. The artists provided various found materials for rebuilding in the gallery, exploring the process of groupwork. Members of the UCSB public were invited to help shape the installation for the duration of the exhibition, located at Gallery 479 on campus. The gallery space evolved into spray-painted walls and detritus.
An article about the collaboration can be read here.
An article about the collaboration can be read here.
Indoor/Outdoor (2011)
Materials: Digital prints, clips, sod, orange tether, video
Photos courtesy of the artist
Photos courtesy of the artist
Marriage is.../Marriage isn't... (2011)
Materials: Sheer curtains, lights, floral bouquet, distressed pedestal (courtesy of SBMA)
Photos courtesy of Desiree D'Alessandro
For the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's education fundraiser "Riven Rock Refracted," the MFA graduates were commissioned to install work relating to the text of local author T.C. Boyle's Riven Rock. This novel is a fictional account of the strange marriage between Santa Barbara's historical figures, Katherine Dexter and Stanley McCormick. The house in which Katherine Dexter resided is now SBMA's Ridley-Tree McCormick House, that currently provides art education classes for children and youth.
The satin gift box was an approach towards the guise of a wedding registry where participants can anonymously drop their written response to either prompts, "Marriage is..." or "Marriage isn't..." Located in the front room of the McCormick House, fundraiser guests immediately entered a nuptial room encased in white fabric curtains along the walls and an aromatic floral centerpiece. Next to this stood a distressed white pedestal with the satin gift box on top and a stack of parchment, printed with the aforementioned prompt. Wedding favors of party bubbles wrapped in white tulle and ribbon were also displayed for participants to take in exchange for their written response.
Additional images of the participants' responses can be found under my Time-Based: Participatory page by clicking on this link.
Photos courtesy of Desiree D'Alessandro
For the Santa Barbara Museum of Art's education fundraiser "Riven Rock Refracted," the MFA graduates were commissioned to install work relating to the text of local author T.C. Boyle's Riven Rock. This novel is a fictional account of the strange marriage between Santa Barbara's historical figures, Katherine Dexter and Stanley McCormick. The house in which Katherine Dexter resided is now SBMA's Ridley-Tree McCormick House, that currently provides art education classes for children and youth.
The satin gift box was an approach towards the guise of a wedding registry where participants can anonymously drop their written response to either prompts, "Marriage is..." or "Marriage isn't..." Located in the front room of the McCormick House, fundraiser guests immediately entered a nuptial room encased in white fabric curtains along the walls and an aromatic floral centerpiece. Next to this stood a distressed white pedestal with the satin gift box on top and a stack of parchment, printed with the aforementioned prompt. Wedding favors of party bubbles wrapped in white tulle and ribbon were also displayed for participants to take in exchange for their written response.
Additional images of the participants' responses can be found under my Time-Based: Participatory page by clicking on this link.