Webber 2015

DELOSS WEBBER ENVIRONS

Envir o ns i s a n ex pl orat io n o f how sp a c e a nd setti ng s ca n cha nge or ma ni p ul ate a vi ewer ’s rea c tio n to a r t . Webber ’s pe rs pe c t i ve ste ms f rom hi s own pra c ti c e o f co n sumi ng a nd co l l e cti n g a rt , t hroug h w hic h he discovered h ow hi s own wo r k ca n sh i f t d e pe ndi ng on w h at envi ro nment is su r ro un di ng it.

U s i n g stone a nd f i b e r s c ul pt ures a ga inst la rge- sca le ca nva s pa i nt i ng s , hi s i nsta l l at i ons wi l l i nc l u de bo t h f ur ni ture a nd o bj e ct s a l l ma d e by t he a r tist ’s h a nd. The i nsta l l ati o ns ca n be v i ewe d e i t he r a s w ho le piec e, o r a n a c c umul ati o n o f c urate d obj e c t s . T hi s process enco ura ges t he viewer to po nde r how t he obj e c t s a re co nversi n g wi th th e i n sta l l ati o ns, a nd how t he ob j e c t s ca rr y t hat mea ning o ut si de the co ntex t o f t he ga l l e r y a n d i nto th e vi ewers’ perso na l enviro nment s.

DELOSS WEBBER ENVIRONS

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T h e Visitatio n car ved wo o d w i th found woodchips 5 8 ”x 33”x26”

A Place to Pu t the Empti ness ba sa l t, ba m bo o 6 ” x 9 ” x 3 1”

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G ath e rin g th e Moments and Bl essi ngs g ra ni te , d ri ftwood, beach stones, bam bo o 8 ” x 9 ” x 4 0”

I nt ima te Co nve rs ati on bl ac k gra ni te , ba mboo, pigment 1 8 ” x 7 ” x 1 4” pair

U r b a n Glyp h s ba s a l t , ba mbo o, pi gment var i abl e u p to 11� tall

Rest r aint g ra n i te , dri ftwo o d, f iber, pigment, 33” x 8” x 6 ”

En Rep o se ba s al t & susta ke bamboo 25” x 6” x 4”

Roilin g Ce lt - se ries co ncreti o n, b a m bo o, pig ment e a ch ave ra ge 9 ” x 6” x 4”

K i m on o - se rie s va r i e d sto n e , ba mboo, pigment, var ious sizes

Mo o n lig ht thr ough the Pi nes ba sa l t, b a m boo, pigment, 31” x 7” x 1 3 ”

Wo odc h ip Bo o ks found wo o d, va ri ous sizes

DELO S S W E BBE R A se co nd-ge ne rat i on ratta n weaver, D el Webber no t o nly ma kes his live l i ho o d f rom f i b e r a rt s bu t a lso ha s been ex po sed to a nd inf l uenced by num e ro us et hni c forms of weavi ng si nc e a n ea r l y a ge. He wa s born in 1 9 5 1 a nd s pe nt hi s c hi l d hood in No r th er n Af r ica , S pa i n, a nd th ro ughout t he U ni te d State s . T he s on o f a weaver, D el l ea r ned va r i o us weaving te chn i que s f rom h i s mot her a nd ha s co nti n ued to evo lve a s a n artist ove r t h e pa st 3 0 ye a rs . D el c u r rentl y resi des nea r S eattl e.

The a r t i st vi ews hi s t re at me nt o f t he sto nes a s a n ex pressio n o f reveren ce fo r nat ure . H e ta ke s i nto co nsi derat i o n the i ndi vidua l qua li ti es of ea ch sto ne , i t s contours , col or, a nd size, a nd mel ds them with hi s ow n desi gn o f w ra p pe d a nd wove n f i bers. He uni tes the o rga nic with the ino rga ni c cre at i ng a new form .

D e l de r i ve s hi s k nott i n g te c hniq ues f ro m tra d iti o n a l Ja pa nese a nd Native Am e r i ca n ba s ket r y, w i c ker f ur n iture, lo o m weavi n g , f ly- t y ing , and na ut i ca l kn ott i ng . Ea c h stone is selec ted a nd wra pp ed with a unique desi gn m a de of va ri ous mate r i a l s inc l udi n g b a mbo o, ca ne, ratta n , and ree d . L a rge l y i nf l ue nc e d by Ja pa nese Ikeba na ba sket r y, D el o f ten incorporate s i nto hi s de s i g n s t ra di ti o na l Ja pa nese k n o tti ng tec h niques such as butte r fly k not s , i ns e c t w ra ppi n g , i nter lo c k i ng V k no t s, a nd spiral cro ss kno t s .

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