Interdisciplinary. Community. Advocacy. Humor.
Purseverance (#8), 2001, Deconstructed vintage handbag and wire, 3 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 3 3/4"
Photo - Susan Einstein
Artist Statement:
"For many years Iʼve been collecting things like sewing notions (buttons & zippers), womenʼs vanity items (bobby pins, hair pins & curlers) and paper drinking straws. I like the idea and practice of recycling and am drawn to undervalued and overlooked materials.
Icon, 2008, Vintage cloth tape measures and polymer, 17" x 9" x 9 1/2", Photo - Susan Einstein
These common, manufactured objects, reminiscent of my childhood, are the building blocks of my sculptures, while simple interlocking techniques found in basketry and needlework are usually the method of construction.
Moody Blue, 2003, Vintage cotton/rayon ribbon, thread and miniature wooden, spring-operated clothespins, 9" x 20" x 15", Photo - Susan Einstein
Tramp art and whittling also inform my work. The artwork, like the process that creates it, is laden with patterning and repetition.
Growth II, 2014, vintage cotton zipper tape and thread, 9 x 15", Photo - Susan Einstein
Often the size of the sculpture is dictated by the amount of material I have collected and by what I can manage by hand.
Straw Skyline, 2011, Vintage paper drinking straws and polymer
10 1/2" x 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
14 1/2" x 3 1/4" 3 1/4"
8" x 2 1/2" x 3"
8 3/4" x 3" x 2 1/4"
11 1/4" x 2 3/4" x 3"
8 1/2" x 3" x 2 1/2"
Photo - Susan Einstein
I enjoy working with my hands and find that the tactile and suggestive nature of the forms evoke physical and psychological connections that are meaningful to me."
More images and info on artist website: http://www.karylsisson.com/
Hanging Out, 1988, Cotton twill tape, thread and wooden, spring-operated clothespins, 64" x 16" x 8", Photo - Myron Moskwa
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