Chanelle Hicks
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Two Horn Beetles
2019
Cast bronze and aluminium
2"x3"
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200 Plastic Bottles 01
2020
Locally recycled plastic
12"x20"
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Catalyst
2020
Acrylic sheet, acrylic and metallic paint
11"x14"
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Plastic Grinder (with blade detail)
2019
Welded steel, hardware, circuitry, motor, gear reducer
36"x36"x30"
Statement
My thematic focus is to create work that transforms toxicity into healing. This is done by transforming waste into a new medium through revitalizing/recycling the original material with the machines I've fabricated or by neutralizing the toxicity through other means like encapsulation or preservation. With this methodology everything becomes art, even my scraps become paintings/drawings/sculptures. Waste need not be something we throw away, it is instead another step in the process of making.
My predominate methods of making include but are not limited to metalworking, woodworking, painting, drawing, as well as some fiber/textile work.
Interdisciplinary Sculpture (BFA) Students