Ivy Naté

Sculpture of Unicorn with Chain: 'Unicorn in Chains'

2018

The artistic collaboration of Kelly Bugden + Van Wifvat has produced a thought-provoking body of sculptures, paintings, and constructions. Nature, childhood memories, and everyday archetypes take shape in unexpected combinations of materials. The works emerged as the tactile and visual senses channeled the ritualistic power and materiality of selected artifacts. The resulting objects exist in a space between what they were originally and what they could become. A wheel, for example, is distorted as if seen through a prism. Their collaboration grew out of years of shaping materials into one-of-a-kind objects. Intuitively, the process of creating with their hands took an inward turn. Prism is a travelogue through memories and dreams, yielding abstract forms that capture moments of transformation. Van Wifvat grew up with eight siblings and studied sculpture and environmental design in Minneapolis at MCAD. In 1979, he opened a storefront art gallery to promote the work of local artists. The space featured printed materials—art books, periodicals, fanzines, and postcard’s. Wifvat moved to New York in 1983 to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Parsons. In 1987, he co-founded Van Gregory & Norton design studio, specializing in convex mirrors and curtain hardware...

Pablo Garcia-Lopez, MFA, PhD Pablo Garcia-Lopez was born in Madrid in 1977. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from Autonoma University, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Complutense University, both located in Madrid, Spain. As a Neuroscientist, he published numerous scientific papers in international journals. Later, 2012, he graduated from MICA(Baltimore),(MFA,Sculpture). Pablo has been an artist in residence at Brooklyn Art Space (2012), Franconia Sculpture...

Pablo Garcia-Lopez, MFA, PhD Pablo Garcia-Lopez was born in Madrid in 1977. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biochemistry from Autonoma University, and a PhD in Neuroscience from Complutense University, both located in Madrid, Spain. As a Neuroscientist, he published numerous scientific papers in international journals. Later, 2012, he graduated from MICA(Baltimore),(MFA,Sculpture). Pablo has been an artist in residence at Brooklyn Art Space (2012), Franconia Sculpture...

Environmental Advocacy "I will inhale smoke and exhale butterflies" This quote, gleaned from a dream, encapsulates my need to take man’s pollution of this world and transform it into...

Mixed media sculpture on wood panel framed Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Internationa...

Mixed media sculpture on wood panel framed Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Internationa...

Mixed media sculpture on wood panel framed Sumit Mehndiratta is an Indian artist born in 1986 who lives & works in New Delhi, India. He has pursued Master of Science in Internationa...

"Astrid", layered laser cut aluminum and enamel on aluminum panels — 35 x 42 x 8 inches. Edition of 18 which are sold out. There are two artist proofs available and then the edition...