Liberty Cycle Series

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, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
Nest, 2020, three bike rims, tires, spokes, twine, 2 ft, x 1 ft, x 2 ft.
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                                                                                             Nest is a work made with the last three bike wheels left in the shop.

Grease, Soap, Coffee, 2020, rags, grease, soap, coffee, 18 in. x 3 in. x 10 in.
Grease, Soap, Coffee, 2020, rags, grease, soap, coffee, 18 in. x 3 in. x 10 in.

         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, 2019, plastic mold, yarn, 8 in. x 13 in. x 12 in.
Hybrid, 2019, plastic mold, yarn, 8 in. x 13 in. x 12 in.
Hybrid, 2019, plastic mold, yarn, 8 in. x 13 in. x 12 in.
Hybrid, 2019, plastic mold, yarn, 8 in. x 13 in. x 12 in.
Hybrid, 2019, plastic mold, yarn, 8 in. x 13 in. x 12 in.
Hybrid, 2019, plastic mold, yarn, 8 in. x 13 in. x 12 in.
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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. 

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