DELOSS WEBBER ENVIRONS
DELOSS WEBBER ENVIRONS STONE WITH FIBER & M I X E D M E D I A I N S TA L L AT I O N S 03.05.15 - 03.29.15
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Environs is an ex plorati on of h ow spa ce a nd setti ngs ca n change or manipulate a vi ewe r ’s re a cti on to a r t. We bb e r ’s pe rspe c t i ve stems from hi s own p ra cti ce of consum i ng a nd co lle c t ing art, throug h whi ch he d i scove re d how hi s ow n wor k can shif t depending on what e nvi ronm e nt i s sur roundi ng it . Using stone and f i be r scul ptu re s a ga i nst l a rge -scal e canvas painting s, his instal l ati ons wi l l i ncl u de both f ur ni ture and objects all made by the a r ti st ’s ha nd . Th e i nsta l l ati o ns can be vi ewed either as w hol e pi e ce , or a n a ccu m ul ati on o f curate d objects. This proce ss e n coura ge s the vi ewe r to po n de r how the objects are conve rsi ng wi th th e i nsta l l ati o ns , and how the objects carr y that me a ni ng outsi d e the contex t of t he ga ller y and into the vi ewe rs’ pe rsona l e nvi ronm e nt s .
Th e Visitation ca r ve d wo o d with found woodchips 5 8”x33”x26” $ 10, 5 00
Env iron i n sta l l a t i o n
Ro ilin g Ce lt - ser ies conc reti o n, b a mboo, pigment e ac h ave ra ge 9” x 6” x 4” $ 7 00 e a c h o r s et of 5, $3,000.00
A Pla ce to P ut the Empti ness ba sa l t, b a mboo 6 ” x 9 ” x 3 1” $ 3, 5 00. 0 0
Ga th e rin g the Moments and Bl ess ing s gra n i te , d rif twood, beach stones, ba mbo o 8” x 9 ” x 4 0” $3, 5 00. 0 0
P rev i o u s page : En Rep o s e ba s a l t & susta ke ba mboo 25” x 6” x 4” $ 2 , 4 0 0 . 00
Env ir on i n stallatio n wi th Kimono ser i es
K im o n o - ser i es va ri e d sto ne, bamboo, pig ment si ze s va r y $650 - $ 2,100
Env ir on in sta lla tion wi th Restr ai nt
Mo o n light thr ough the Pi nes ba sa l t, bamboo, pig ment 3 1” x 7 ” x 13” $ 3, 5 00. 00
I ntima te Co nver sati on bl a c k gra ni te , bamboo, pig ment 1 8 ” x 7 ” x 1 4” pair $ 3 , 800. 0 0
Re stra int g ran i te , d ri ftwood, f iber, pig ment 33” x 8” x 6” $ 3 , 600. 0 0
To m e found wo ddc hi ps 1 6 ” x 1 6” x 2 ” $ 1 , 2 00 Nex t page : Woo d Chi p Bo o ks s i ze s va r y $ 3 0 0 - $ 600
U r b a n Glyph s ba s al t, b a m bo o, pig ment va r i abl e u p to 11� tall $ 3 , 6 0 0. 0 0
DELOS S W E BB E R A se co nd - ge n e rat i on ratta n weaver, D el Web ber no t o nl y ma kes hi s l i ve l i hood f rom f i b e r a rt s but a l so ha s been ex po sed to a nd i n f l ue nce d by nu me rous et hn i c fo r ms o f weavi ng si n c e a n ea r ly a ge . H e wa s born i n 1 9 5 1 a nd s pent hi s c hi l dh o o d in No r th er n Af r i ca, S p a i n , a nd t h roug hout t he Uni ted S tates. Th e so n o f a weaver, D e l l e a r n e d va ri ous we av i ng te c hn i ques f ro m his mo t h er a nd ha s co nt i nu e d to evol ve a s a n a rt i st over t he p a st 30 yea rs. D el c u r rent l y re s i de s ne a r Se att l e . The a r t i st v i ews h i s t re at ment o f t h e sto nes a s a n ex pressio n o f reve re n ce for nat ure . H e ta kes into co n si derat i o n th e i ndi vidua l qu a l i t i e s of e a c h stone , i t s co nto urs, co lo r, a nd size, a n d meld s t he m wi t h h i s ow n d e s i g n of wra pp ed a n d woven f ibers. He uni tes t he o rga ni c w i t h t he i n orga nic c reat i ng a new fo r m. De l de r i ves hi s k nott i ng te c hniq ues f ro m tra di ti o na l Ja p a nese a nd N at i ve Am e ri ca n ba s ket r y, wic ker f u r niture, lo o m weavi ng , f l yt yi ng , a nd na u t i ca l k nott i ng. Ea c h sto ne is selec ted a n d wra pped wi t h a uni q ue de s i g n ma de o f va r i o us mater i a l s i nc l udi ng b a mbo o, ca ne , ratta n , a nd re e d. L a rgely i nf l uenc ed by Ja pa nese Ikeb a na ba sket r y, D e l of te n i ncorporates i nto his desig n s t ra d iti o na l Ja p ane se knott i ng te c hni q ue s s u c h a s b utter f l y k no t s, insec t wra ppi n g , i nterl oc k i ng V k not s , and sp ira l c ro ss k n o ts.
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