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Grand Valley State University

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New Sculptural Work --Artifacts from Self-Making, Indianapolis Art Center, 2009

Artifacts from Self-Making
2009

Objects from our daily lives are reflections of us as well as extensions of the body; we make our world familiar through the use of such personal accouterments. I am interested in how one’s self is shaped in relationship to domestic objects and everyday activities. The power that objects hold, whether remembered or experienced physically, is overwhelming and its constructed meaning never fixed. I am interested in teasing out of an object its broader more universal meaning and looking beyond its immediate physicality/functionality.

Altering, abstracting, juxtaposing one object with another, and stripping objects from their familiar context allows me to create new meaning for the viewer. It is my hope that I have created the possibility of alternative interpretations and relationships with the simple and familiar objects that are apart of our daily lives.

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At 4:42pm on February 2, 2010, BJ Johnson said…: Thanks!! Im going to start some new projects finally! hahaha!

At 11:28am on August 14, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…: Congratulations on being featured in Metalsmith's EXHIBITION IN PRINT !
Brigitte

At 12:02pm on July 27, 2009, nisa blackmon said…: Hi, Renee!
I have enjoyed looking at your work for so long -- how nice to be able to see an entire body of it here! So enigmatic and thought provoking. Also love the "countertop" display method; that seems very appropriate.
Keep up the good work!
best regards,
nisa blackmon

At 4:01am on July 6, 2009, marcus marguillier said…: It is great fun to thumb trough your photo-series.
Great work !

At 10:45am on May 28, 2009, Michael Dale Bernard said…: Hi Renee, I did my MFA at Cal State Long Beach in 2007. It is a new and growing program, but it is the only school in LA or Orange county CA that has a metals MFA. Can you believe that? Furthermore, the last grad to go through the program before me finished in 2003. We now have 5 grads working toward a metals degree. We have great facilities with traditional metals, foundry, and blacksmithing areas all under the metals program. Most of our seminar classes are interdisciplinary or with sculpture students leading to a higher level of conceptual content than pure beauty / adornment in our work. Between CSULB and Long Beach City College, we produce a good number of BFA and AA students that move on to other cities. It is a shame that we did not get to meet in Philly. I am interested in learning more about your work and your underlying concepts. Do you do any writing?
Cheers, MDB

At 12:07am on May 28, 2009, cosmo barbaro said…: Wow that is a really great comment from someone as accomplished as you. Well I am a assistant professor in charge of the furniture design program at murray state university. Other than teaching full time, I did make a descent amount of work, however not up to my standards but i have to cut myself a break as you know it is almost impossible to get your own work done while teaching full time. I have applied to as many shows as possible and almost have my new web site set up and in addition I am teaching a two week boomerang making course, but i can tell you im ready for a long break away. I love you the concept that you utilize in your work, quite honestly i have always struggled with that and I am looking for new ways to incorperate that into my teaching. It is not that I do not have the abilty to generate a concept, it has just worked out that a majority of my work has been purly speculative and sometimes i find myself pushing to be more of this or that and it never seems to work out. I really glad i got a chance to meet you love your work. Talk to you soon hopefully.

Cosmo Barbaro

At 9:26am on March 28, 2009, Brigitte Martin said…: Renee:

Thank you very much for your membership payment and support of the crafthaus community. Your membership is good through 4-15-2010. Be well and let me know your comments and suggestions for future improvements of the site.

Thank you !

Brigitte

At 6:59pm on March 18, 2009, Amanda E. Stark said…: Hi Renee

Yep, I will be at SNAG. I have grown addicted to it. We will have to meet up and go to dinner or something.

Amanda

At 1:01pm on March 16, 2009, Amanda E. Stark said…: Hi Renee!
I see that you are coming to Bowling Green! I'm trying to get a spot in your workshop. Hopefully I'll see you then!
Amanda

At 12:33am on March 4, 2009, Tadashi Koizumi said…: No !

We are friends in facebook, Crafthaus, and real world ! Yey !
Thank you, again, Renee. This is so cool place. I know there is no Japanese people here yet. Whoever signs up in future, they will call me Dad. haha.

Thank you thank you thank you :)