Thursday, February 24, 2011

Jon Pylypchuk, "Press a Weight Through Life, and I Will Watch This Crush You"


Pylypchuk creates little creatures that border on puppet- or stuffed-animal-like. His hand can be easily seen in his work, not in a way that suggests poor craftsmanship but in a way that denotes a raw, intuitive connectedness with his materials. This aspect of his work is what draws me. Contrary to  Kiki Smith's work, Pylypchuk creates environments for his installations, so to give the viewer the sensation that he is looking into a world where the same societal principles apply but is still unique from ours

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