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This project is made of textiles scraps sent in by friends and family in quarantine. We were unable to see each other face to face, so I asked them to mail me old and unused fabrics that I then wove together as a way to connect us literally and metaphorically. The overall shape of the weaving is similar to a tongue and also a shield.
These four sculptures combine craft techniques and fine art through the use of found objects and unconventional weaving techniques.
This work uses a found rectangular frame to serve as a structure for the string and clay composition within which simultaneously relies on and defies the grid structure.
One side of this sculpture is an intuitive composition made with string and unconventional weaving techniques. The other side consists of a bike wheel, string, yarn, wire, paper, and glue. When viewing the piece in person, the viewer can peer through the center of the bike wheel to view the weaving on the other side. The composition one sees through the wheel changes based on their perspective.
This piece combines soft and hard materials to create a genderless depiction of a nipple.
This sculpture is made of wires from a deconstructed printer that were then reconstructed using thread and mixed weaving techniques.
These three works are all inspired by my family’s bike shop, Liberty Cycle, which closed in September of 2019 after over 25 years in business. My dad, Greg Cordasco, ran the shop with my mom, Ingrid, while raising my two siblings and me. He took pride in being a small business and getting to know his employees and customers. I spent a lot of my childhood hanging out in the bike shop and making sculptures out of the discarded bike parts and coffee cups, and eventually started working in the shop in high school.
Nest is a work made with the last three bike wheels left in the shop.
Grease, Soap, Coffee, is a recreation of the scent of the bike shop. Although the shop was constantly changing, the scent was always the same.
Hybrid is made from a mold of my father’s face, which was formed in a medical setting during his battle with brain cancer. The object was used to keep his head in the same place while receiving radiation to the tumors. I wove soft, warm toned yarn through the holes of the plastic mold to soften the object visually and physically.
By Briana McLaurin
Detail from “Round a Harmony”
How it Started… is a collection of seven paintings that touch upon ideas of time and reflection. Inspired by a DIY photoshoot that my family conducted in our unfinished basement, these paintings serve as the prelude to my sisters’ much anticipated successful careers in the beauty industry. One day in the future, we will look back at these paintings and see just how far we have come. The three large pieces commemorate the behind-the-scenes moments of the photoshoot, staying true to my practice of painting my family members. Meanwhile, the three smaller images, created throughout the year, are self-portraits painted in front of a mirror. These portraits coincide with the larger painting of myself that is also included. All of these portraits were done purely out of enjoyment, during moments in my life where I may have changed my appearance, like my hairstyle or makeup, thus inspiring me to paint. They are the beginning to a life-long series committed to self-portraits over time.
Stay tuned for part 2 of this series, How it’s Going, coming in ten years…
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