Sebastian Velasquez

5 feet tall x 4 feet wide x 2 feet in depth
mig welded 5/16 inch steel round stock, matte black spray paint, and black India ink

For this sculpture, I decided to take a geometric approach in the line work and construction of a human form.  With this part 2D part 3D human form, I am attempting to create a confusing reality to the viewer so that there is a moment of uncertainty in the reality of their surroundings, unable to depict what is flat to the wall and what is extruded from.  The transforming from 2 dimensions to 3 dimensions refers to the multi-dimensionality of the world we live in and our acute perception of this reality.  The multidimensionality of the piece points to a lack of understanding of further dimensions in the human mind.  By creating a optical illusion of the second and third dimension I am demonstrating how easily the human man can be deceived because of this lack of a multi-dimensional understanding.

Claire Ciccarone

   
                   Herban Apotheka Mosaic- UD Landscape Design Commission- Philly Flower Show
                          dark grout, wood glue, mosaic tile, stones, rocks, broken glassware, beads
                                                                   5ft x 3ft x 1/5in
I was commissioned to do this piece by the Landscape Design department here for their exhibition at the Philly flower show. The design I created was based on the theme of the show "healing plants". I used symbols like the hummingbird, the opening of the hands, the rabbit and the butterfly for peace and wellness. I also incorporated the flowers and plants that were in the show, including things like lavender/sage/thyme bundles at the top, the white and orange echinacea flowers, and added things like bees, and tendrils to connect it all. I used the darker grout to bring out the highlights and the colors better, as well as help blend in the pebbled background which was to imitate rich soil.

Amethyst Lee

Lauren Alexander

"FORGIVE ME"

2019

41' x 29' x 30'

steel, vinyl, plexiglass, iridescent foil, typed and handwritten notes

  Inspired by longing for privacy and discontentment with the way we have come to catalog thoughts and feelings on the internet as public entries for anyone to see, but transformed into a piece about acceptance, clarity, and owning one's individual narrative. A safe space for the thoughts and feelings of one person to physically collect and exist without fear of judgement that warns viewers of the brutally personal content of the entires within.

Samantha Lupacchino

11' x 3.5' x 6'

This was an exciting experience I wanted to witness for myself. I wanted to experience creating my own fear of tornados and see what the process is like and how it is created. This "creature" is made out of steel rods, steel wool, and spray paint. It was a very long and tough process I was willing to make considering it being so massive and time consuming. Long story short, the process of creating my own fear out of something I love doing (welding, sculpting, etc.) was fun but also scary at times considering the injuries that came along the way. This is definitely a creation I would come back and work on again to "revise". 

Jeff Kim

Jeff Kim

Totem

2019

Steel

44"  X 35"X 27"

Totems are representations of souls that provides the essence of existence and meaning for many tribes or community. It is a symbolism of our nature as a community such as the eagle for the United States, which represents power, strength and freedom.  

Claire Ciccarone

                                                  Claire Ciccarone
                                               Project #2 Prototype  
                  Foam, concrete, faux flowers & moss, hot glue, mosaic tiles, stones & rocks.

This work I created with the remaining time I had left after a commission based project I worked on the first 3 weeks.  I was thinking of what I wanted to do for art in the garden. I wanted to create human forms and cover them in moss and living flowers, but also mosaic over them as well. For the prototype I used fake moss and flowers and foam as the base. This made me rethink my idea drastically and better ideas have come about since.

Frankie Cheatham

Frankie Cheatham

Diatribe

2019

Silver, stainless steel, aluminum, tin, cloth, wood

9' x 3' x 5'

The dinner table, arranged carefully with our best silverware, is a place of family, community, and shared history, a place for holidays and special occasions. Set for one instead of many, overflowing with tarnished and beaten silver, and left in the dark while the viewer's flashlight casts reflected light across the walls, the setting is transformed into a decaying scene of discordant beauty, violence, and memory. 

Bailey Toman

meditate

2019

sticks, hemp cord, white candle wax, salt, herbs, incense

i created this piece to bring the types of spaces i visualize for meditation and introspection to life. initially taking interest in using found materials (sticks), and using well known symbols that are important to me (pentacles), this piece became about a meditative state of repetition and focus. the wooden stars are coated in white wax, which felt like an act of preservation or preparation for ceremony. the hanging stars create a canopy of safety and comfort for the meditating individual. the spiritual or non spiritual space below was personal to put together and have people interact with. the smell of sage and incense and the other herbs being used on the carpet were intended to overwhelm the viewers and put the meditator at peace. the salt circle is a symbolic and practical way to cleanse and protect the space inside. (i promise better images of circle space soon)

Adele Kaczmarek

Renditions

2019

screen, biodegradable packing peanuts, plastic

9' x 3' x 10"

Another take on the stretching and molding of a flat material. The family of circular nests display their own individual gestures of dissolved, delicate material protected with a light reflective transparent barrier that allows for viewing, but no physical contact. Like a captured moment in time, the molded material and screen possess movement and stillness simultaneously. The exposed backsides of the pieces juxtapose the protection and stir question in the concept of emotion and vulnerability. 

Lia Eisenstadt

If You Touch Me I'll Scream

2019

el wire, mdf board, spray paint, faux fur

We pick what we want to see in others just like we pick what we want people to see about ourselves, but at the end of the day we're all a bundle of emotions, expressions and personalities wrapped in one. This fluffy, playful piece invites the viewer to let their eyes wander around the various combinations of faces and expressions, and embrace the messiness of the human condition in an eccentric visual frenzy.