Thursday, February 4, 2010

Artist Profile - Maria Phillips


Artist Statement:
My obsession with time and the aging process has been a recurring theme in my work for the past decade. This preoccupation has fueled my interest in non-traditional processes and materials in order to further examine the relationship between the natural and the man made. I incorporate non-precious metals with natural and found objects as well as elements based on industrial and anatomical forms. Manipulation and subversion of these materials results in forms saturated with tension. Repetition of elements produces mass, an outcome that can be both seductive and chaotic. Fabrication and electroforming permit the cultivation of new forms, while various surface enhancements influence the concepts of the work. Continual investigation of new processes and mediums are what compel, stimulate and challenge my creative process.
velvet da vinci
working with gut:


Project one - Animal Vegetable Mineral Research




Cold Weather Jewelry:
Felted rings and cuffs
Cork neckpieces
Beeswax pendants
Paper Pulp




Storage
Cork Shelving
Paper Pulp Boxes
Felted Vases
Pulp Portable Seating
Stackable Woven Boxes
Compressed Coffee Grounds









Dark
Beeswax Candles
Ceiling Light
Cork Chandelier
Paper Pulp Lamp
Salt Votive Holders