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d i s t a n c e d

d i s t a n c e d

d i s t a n c e d Medium: Acrylic chair, urethane resin, synthetic dye, chrome plated brass, galvanized steel cableDate: 2020 ​ Sean Grumbles Statement: A clear miniature acrylic chair was placed into a dye bath and set with a clear acrylic sealant. The chair was then...
Would you like to sit down?

Would you like to sit down?

Would you like to sit down? Installation, 2020​ Rachel Best Statement:The idea for this piece originated with a chair that had the center piece where you would sit removed. This made me think about what to replace the center with that could be ironic or funny.  I...
Fractioned

Fractioned

Fractioned Installation, 2020 Melissa Rendon Statement:When I looked at this chair, I felt like there was a world of possibilities that I could go with. Being away from my family, I think about them a lot during this time. I thought about my sister and how she and our...
Yong Yellow hYeonji

Yong Yellow hYeonji

Yong Yellow hYeonji Installation, 2020 Handy Beag Statement:In the Chu dynasty ( b.c. 1042~ b.c. 223), one person was defeated from a drawing bet because he is supposed to draw one snake as fast as possible, but he drew the snake’s legs. Since then, people say...
Willy Wonka and the (Not so successful) Furniture Factory

Willy Wonka and the (Not so successful) Furniture Factory

Willy Wonka and the (Not so successful) Furniture Factory Wood, 2020 Christian O’Hara Statement:For this piece I wanted to imagine if the prolific Willy Wonka was to broaden his entrepreneurial enterprise into another industry. How would his skills from his successful...