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Plein-air B&B: York & Ontario
2021
Wood pallet, upholstery foam, shower curtain, glue
40” x 40” x 14”

RUTH CORTIS MAKES PLEIN-AIR B&BS TO CHALLENGE HOW TACTILITY IS VIEWED TODAY. IT IS IMPORTANT (IGNORING PANDEMIC TIMES) BECAUSE TOUCH VERY UTILITARIAN AND NOT BIG USED IN NORTH AMERICAN SOCIETY, SEEN AS AWKWARD AND IMPROPER. IMPORTANT DURING PANDEMIC TIMES BECAUSE DISTANCING HAS REVEALED JUST HOW IMPORTANT TOUCH IS FOR HUMANS (BRAINS HEALTH AND BODY HEALTH). RUTH PUTS THEIR ART OUTSIDE TO ALSO INTRODUCE SUBJECT OF WHO USES PUBLIC SPACES, WHY, AND HOW IT’S USED.

@fishfacedterror

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Tread Lightly
Ceramics
14″ x 9″ x 6″

Rhianna Rausch is a ceramic artist from Sumter, South Carolina. In her work, she focuses on creating ceramic pieces that are aesthetically delicate but with strong forms. She specializes in coil-built pottery and giving each piece their own unique personality.

@rhirausch

Winthrop University

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September 25, 2003
2021
Acrylic on Canvas
48″ x 48″

Rylee Rumble is an interdisciplinary artist concentrating on exploring time and memory through abstraction of old photographs. With a focus on painting, Rylee looks to critique both the calculated and spontaneous moments captured within personal photographs pulled from her family’s archive. In turn, loosely translating the subject matter from photograph to canvas, through colour matching and many different forms of mark making

@ryleerumble

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Essence of The Heart: My Story
2021
Pine, Copper, Twine
3′ x 3′ x 4′

Nicole Scott’s artistic practice is focused on using sculpture to represent the different functions and systems found within the human body. Nicole is currently using a method of interweaving copper wire and woodworking, to create a sculptural representation of the vascular system. Essence of The Heart represents a portion of the vascular system that includes the arm/hand and connects to Nicole’s battle with Essential Tremors. This neurological disorder causes involuntary and rhythmic shaking that occurs most often in the hands and affects Nicole’s fine motor skills/artistic practice. Since Nicole’s neurological condition can be influenced by her vascular health, her sculpture’s purpose is to illustrate how separate systems influence each other and have complex relationships inside the body. This is Nicole’s story.

@nicolescott_art

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Clipped
2021
Tufting

“Clipped” is an intersection of my photography practice and work using a tufting gun. The cicada wing was designed using yarn fed through a hand-held tufting machine, then cut from the cloth and given to the model to be draped across her back. This textile work lends itself well to applications involving the body as the material is malleable and shapes itself to those who interact with it, regardless of the graphic style that it holds. Shay Donovan is an interdisciplinary artist creating representative artwork through digital drawing, textile work, and photography. Through the integration of occult symbolism, Shay creates an accessible library of symbols found in the subconscious that any viewer can find and lose themselves in.

@shay_dono

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Starbox
Digital Photography
18″ x 18″

Starbox is part of an installation that draws out your anxiety and fears by overwhelming you. The human body can only process so many sounds, sights, and feelings at a time. At a certain point, your mind isn’t sure what to do and your instincts kick in. Your heart rate quickly rises and your body starts to produce adrenaline and cortisol. Your palms begin to sweat, the hair on your body sticks up and your senses are heightened. Your mind and body start to fight with each other. Your mind tells you one thing and your body tells you another.

@navyen

Winthrop University

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Hollow Ring
Copper Sheet Metal
6cm x 6 ⅕cm x 1 ⅕cm

My work revolves around an intense fascination with nature. Utilizing traditional metalsmith techniques and materials, I explore colors, shapes, and textures in nature. This ring takes after the silhouette of a leaf. The outline of this piece was inspired by the spine of a leaf and the curve it makes. I imagine the curve around the pinky finger to be the stem of the leaf.

@gilberts82018

Winthrop University

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Capture
Mixed media drawing on Stonehenge
27″ 22″

Madeleine Parker is an artist based in South Carolina who is working towards her BFA in drawing and printmaking at Winthrop University. She creates prints and mixed media drawings that help her explore both her artistic interests and her passion for biology. Madeleine uses flora and fauna, nature symbolism, and death as inspirations for her work and is currently focusing on using mixed media techniques in order to create work that feels organic.

@madeleine.parker10

Winthrop University

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Light Painting 2
2021
Film Still

Sophia Chilton’s practice consists of immersive and contemplative light-scapes that can be shaped in response to the environment in which they are displayed. She does this by manipulating light, projecting her abstract paintings on and through numerous translucent and transparent surfaces. Sophia experiments with the materiality of light and uses it as if it were a tactile medium. Sophia welcomes the viewer to interact with the projections by using gently shifting imagery, often produced by her own hand, inspired by the movement of light itself.

@sophiachiltonart

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Elegy
Mixed Media
10′ x 4.5′

Elegy is about processing grief and handling the loss of someone in your life. At a very young age, I learned firsthand about death and how it feels. Elegy was a way for me to express the feelings that I never allowed out before. I used the creation of this piece to help me move through the grief that I had not had the chance to before. This mixed media piece is made with plaster, string, steel, dried flowers, and shoes that were donated to me. Shoes are not easily worn by anyone else, and when the wearer passes they sit untouched, unable to be worn again in the same way. My theme of comfort zones travels to this piece, allowing the viewer to step into a safe space to feel and grow.

@laurenbaechelart

Winthrop University

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