Sam Tufnell

Resin Apple: 'Eaten Apple'

2022

Tufnell's focus is primarily on sculpture, and he typically works with a variety of materials, including wood, metal, and found objects. While some of his sculptures do incorporate h...

Tufnell's focus is primarily on sculpture, and he typically works with a variety of materials, including wood, metal, and found objects. While some of his sculptures do incorporate h...

Tufnell's focus is primarily on sculpture, and he typically works with a variety of materials, including wood, metal, and found objects. While some of his sculptures do incorporate h...

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...

JENNY DAY earned an MFA in Painting and Drawing from the University of Arizona, a BFA in Painting from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and a BA in Environmental Studies from the U...

"Apple of Eden (small)" continues the series of human duality exploration. The outer and inner, form and essence—rarely identical. This version introduces a different texture and col...

A poetic piece of sculpture.

Carmen Almon grew up in Barcelona and Washington DC and resides in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. She uses copper sheeting, brass tubing, steel wire and enamel paint to create botani...