MARI ANDREWS | ELEMENTAL DRAWINGS

MARI ANDREWS

RHIZOME, 2018 Steel, wire 20 x 11 1/2 × 1 inches

29 AUGUST — 6 OCTOBER 2018

MARI ANDREWS ELEMENTAL DRAWING

TAYLOE PIGGOTT GALLERY 62 SOUTH GLENWOOD STREET JACKSON HOLE WYOMING TEL 307 733 0555 TAYLOEPIGGOTTGALLERY.COM

STUDIO WALL

SEDIMENT, 2017 Wood, wire 8 1/4 × 4 1/2 × 1/2 inches

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WIRE SCULPTURES

SIGHTING, 2017 Steel, mica 15 x 9 1/4 × 1/4 inches

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GAP, 2015 Steel, mica 11 x 9 3/4 × 3/4 inches

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COLLAR 2, 2018 Steel 23 x 26 x 1/4 inches

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COIL, 2015 Steel 14 1/2 × 12 1/4 × 1/2 inches

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SEVEN BY SEVEN, 2018 Mica, wire 11 1/4 × 13 x 1/4 inches

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EFFLORESCE, 2015 Wire, acorn tops, flower petals 19 x 12 x 1 inches

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CIRCUIT, 2012 Stone, wire 12 x 7 x 3 inches FOUR SQUARE, 2015 Lead, mica, wire 9 x 9 1/2 x 1/4 inches LUCET, 2015 Lichen, wire 11 x 8 x 2 inches STAR, 2015 Mica, lead 14 x 7 x 1/4 inches

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FEELER, 2018 Steel, wire 29 x 25 x 5 inches

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SIGHT, 2018 Steel, wire 10 3/4 × 9 1/2 × 1/2 inches

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BIG CURL, 2018 Steel, wire 18 x 12 x 2 inches

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DIAMOND 2, 2017 Steel, lead, wire 18 3/4 x 18 1/2 x 1/2 inches STATIC, 2018 Steel 7 x 20 1/2 × 1 inches POINTER, 2017 Steel, wire 12 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 1/4 inches SPILL 2, 2012 Steel 10 x 5 3/4 × 3 inches

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NEW ABACUS, 2018 Steel, cedar pods 28 1/2 × 11 3/4 × 2 inches

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REVERB, 2018 Steel 23 1/2 × 14 1/2 × 1/4 inches

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OVERLAY, 2015 Mica, wire 5 1/4 x 7 3/4 x 1/4 inches (opposite page)

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LEAD

RUST SALT COAL LEAD, 2017 Lead, rust, salt, coal 7 1/2 x 17 x 2 inches

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ACIDGREEN LEAD, 2016 Lead, pigment 5 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1/4 inches

COBALTGREEN LEAD, 2016 Lead, pigment 8 x 7 1/4 x 1/4 inches

INDIGOGAP LEAD, 2016 Lead, indigo pigment, wood 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches GRAPHITEFLINT LEAD, 2016 Lead, graphite 9 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 1/4 inches

RUSTROCKER LEAD, 2016 Lead, rust, wood 7 × 9 x 3/4 inches

INDIGODEWDROP LEAD, 2016 Lead, indigo pigment, wood 6 × 6 3/4 × 1/2 inches

COALDUSTGEAR LEAD, 2016 Lead, pigment 6 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 1/4 inches

UTAHGREEN LEAD, 2016 Lead, green soil 8 × 7 x 1/4 inches

Opposite page : top left, clockwise

UTAHSALMON LEAD, 2016 Lead, salmon soil, wood 8 × 7 1/2 inches

INDIGOQUATREFOIL LEAD, 2016 Lead, indigo pigment 7 × 7 × 1/4 inches

INFLATEINDIGO LEAD, 2016 Lead, indigo pigment, wood 12 × 9 1/4 × 3/4 inches

MICACURVE LEAD, 2016 Lead, mica flakes, wood 9 × 11 × 1/2 inches

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MARI ANDREWS Mari Andrews is a sculptor and installation artist who creates poetic, three-dimensional drawings from both natural and man-made objects. Representing the beauty of marginalized materials, each sculpture comes to life both independently and when unified across a wall. Representing an elemental portrait of the beauty that surrounds us, Andrews’ artworks highlight the creative possibilities intrinsic to overlooked objects.

Mari Andrews’ sculptural work incorporates a collection of personally found treasures. Acorns, seeds, rocks, lichen, rust, pigment and leaves are carefully combined with annealed steel wire or metal panels to create distinct forms. Andrews cherishes each found object and allows the spirit of the object to direct her work. Due to the contrasting textures and patterns of her materials, Andrews’ work makes a textured wall installation bursting with interesting shapes and peculiarities. The artworks change throughout the day as light dances across the wall forming elusive shadows that expand behind each piece. By juxtaposing delicate shapes with multifaceted forms, Andrews’ pieces mirror the complicated nature of the human condition. Delicate and twisted, sturdy yet flexible, these sculptures remind us of the qualities found within ourselves. Playfully tying us to the peculiarities that surround our lives, these elemental sculptures bring life and intrigue to homes, galleries and museums around the world.

Mari Andrews earned her BFA from the University of Dayton, Ohio, where she studied art, education, and sociology. Traveling west, she completed her MFA at Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. She has been awarded an NEA Fellowship and several residencies, including Djerassi Resident Artist Program in Woodside, California, and the Cold Press north of London. Her work can be found in the collections of the de Young Museum in San Francisco, San Jose Museum of Art, the de Saisset Museum in Santa Clara, California, the Eli Broad Foundation, and in private and corporate collections in the US and abroad. Andrews has exhibited extensively throughout California and the US, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, the Bolinas Museum, the Los Gatos Museum, Southern Exposure in San Francisco and the Tucson Museum of Art. Internationally, she has exhibited in Japan, Israel and England. She lives and works in Emeryville, California.

OVERLAY, 2015, mica, wire, 5 1/4 × 7 3/4 × 1/4 inches

(back cover) RUSTFUZZY LEAD, 2016, lead, rust, wood, 7 1/2 × 9 1/4 × 1/2 inches GRAPHITEMAGNET LEAD, 2016, lead, graphite, wood, 7 1/2 × 7 × 1/2 inches

Published on the occasion of the exhibition MARI ANDREWS Elemental Drawing 29 August - 6 October 2018 © 2018 All Rights Reserved

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