Sebastian Velasquez

John Sebastian Velasquez
"Disconnected"
2020
Steel
12' x 5' x 4'

Humans remain one of the most social creatures on the planet; constantly in a state creating, maintaining, and destroying relationships through millions of interactions combined over a lifetime. These interactions build and cluster, entangling themselves to create a mass of emotional connections and relationships.  While some connections become unhinged and lost, the strongest of these relationships retain the integrity of the matrix. 

Esther Lee

Esther Lee

Society

2020

steel, foam boards, cardboard, dirt, hay, moss, paint
6.5' x 4.5' x 6'

For this sculpture, I wanted to play off my sculpture from last semester, The Bridge in Between. Both projects were inspired from my trek in the Himalayan mountains. There was one village that my team stayed in, and all the houses would be built on the mountain side facing one direction. So, going off that my idea was to create a society of different class people with the size and shape and material of the buildings. I wanted these building to be suspended in the air with very skinny metal rods, so that they would sway from even the slightest wind. A fragile yet sturdy society. No matter what class you are, you all have the same view.

TUESDAYS

TUESDAYS 

wood, paint, tile, marker, chain

3 feet x 4 feet 

Michaela O'Connor

Michaela O'Connor

I Never Meant to Hurt Anyone
2020

steel, towels, chair, syringes, water pump, tubing

6' x 6'5" x 2'5"

Writing as been a part of my sculptural work since last semester. This project was, for me, a step toward imagining an environment for my word-covered sculptures to live in. I am interested in how surroundings impact the tone of the steel strips and the writing on their skin. A copious amount of everyday objects were used to emphasis the loneliness of the singular chair. This piece represents a part of my life that had gotten out of hand. I felt possessed to bring this piece into the physical world, because it is symbolic of me reflecting on the past and beginning to change my habits. What set "I Never Meant to Hurt Anyone" apart from my previous sculptures is its performative aspect. A water pump and 6 ft of tubing were used as the 'cause' and the erasure of marker from the spray-painted steel was the 'effect'. As the pump was initiated, the each washable marker letters melted away and left only a faded reminder of themselves. Unscathed by the force of water, a remaining message read, "I never meant to hurt anyone."

John Halligan

John Halligan

Who Cares if it Kills

2020

Oak, Cherry, Aluminum

9' x 4' x 2'5"

 A question that's arisen in my mind is, whats worth suffering for? Stemming from lung issues i'm having from excessive carving, I thought about why humans can be so self destructive for what they yearn. Not that i'm being ignorant of my own health, but I won't ever stop because it's my passion. Just like how many addicts know what they do is harmful. Or how people will suffer immense mental abuse in platonic and romantic relations, over and over again. We're all self aware, we just want what the heart want's. Human desire, the only thing all humans are guilty of. 

Adam Sexton

Adam Sexton

Useless Sound Machine 001

2020

wood, abandoned paintings, electric guitar parts, computer parts, amp, battery

48" x 24" x 8"

An exploration into layering and the combination of discarded items. The creation of new and unique things from mundane objects. Creating a situation of wonderment and curiosity. Elements of chance. Drawing influence from Tinguely, Rauschenberg and Takis.

Jeff Kim

Jeff Kim
Shit Artists Leave Behind

2020

Bronze, Aluminum, Stainless Steel, Steel, Tin, Peat Moss

46" X 57" X 28"

The work reflects the leftover items from young artists which were discarded as waste. Some items I found, and some were given to me by artists that have moved on from the university. It reflects items from about a dozen artists including myself. The piece is kind of a time capsule for me to remember the artists that I interacted with while at the university. It's also representative of all the different reasons artists create art. While artists have different reasons for creating art, for most audiences they view our creations as entertainment. For that reason, I decided to make it resemble a television.