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Virginia Fleck
Manifestation I

2020

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Artist Commentary: This artwork is intended as a gently rotating, dimensional mandala. It has a baroque-upcycled aesthetic that playfully transcends the utility of the can-tab. The shape recalls a chandelier or and upside-down layer cake. Sparkling moiré patterns emerge in the hanging chains as viewers circumnavigate the art. One can experience the artwork as a sparkling, crystalline mystery from a distance, then as a familiar but incalculable marvel up close. Keywords: kinetic art, suspended art, upcycled, sparkling , metal Details: A kinetic, sensory sculpture made from post-consumer can-tabs, safety pins, steel armature and ceiling mounted motor. 84"l x 55"w x 55"d. 65 lbs. rotates at 1 to 1-1/2 rpm Artist Biography: Since 2002, award winning artist Virginia Fleck has been creating ecologically conscious artworks from post-consumer materials, unearthing the hidden beauty of disposable items that continually pass through our hands. Fleck’s work has been commissioned for the permanent collections of the US Embassy in Rwanda, the Marino Golinelli collection in Bologna, Italy, Whole Foods World Headquarters in Austin, TX, Facebook Austin, TX, NYU Langone Hospital in NYC, Dell Children's Hospital in Austin, TX. Fleck’s work has been exhibited in galleries in the US including: the Nancy Hoffman Gallery, NYC, The Nathan Cummings Foundation, NYC, St John’s University NYC, Holly Johnson Gallery, Dallas TX, Finesilver Gallery, Houston, TX, Blue Star Art Museum, San Antonio, TX. Her honors include being named “Best Individual Artist” by the Austin Critic’s Table Awards, FBAIR Residency, Jurors Award- TX Biennial, Artist Residency/Fellowship, and Exhibition in Havana, Cuba from Gallery 106, Austin, TX, Artist Residency at the Tinkering Studio of the Exploratorium, in San Francisco, CA. Ms. Fleck’s work has been written about and reviewed on the web and in many paper publications including, American Craft Magazine, Public Art Review, Sculpture Magazine, Metropolitan Home, Western Interiors and Design, Austin Home, Glasstire, Kopenhagen. dk, and Voice of Germany.
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