Cur, 2004
MDF, laminates, poly-resin, and polar fleece
54.5” x 27” x 27”
Constantly examining mass-produced materials and their significance in daily life, Melissa Pokorny creates sculptures from objects and building supplies chosen for their intended purposes and inherent ironic associations. In the works of Panoplied the artist employs shapes and materials that help define dichotomies of boundaries versus communication or divisions versus connectedness.
In this group of wall sculptures and freestanding floor pieces Pokorny has constructed forms from MDF board with veneers of fake flagstone, brick or wood-grain. Small animal forms (birds and pedigree dogs cast in resin) are attached, enlivening the works with an ersatz version of nature. Sewn, brightly colored polar fleece elements complete the compositions.
Melissa Pokorny now teaches at the University of Illinois in Urbana, Illinois. After completing her Master of Fine Arts degree from University of California in Davis she participated in controversial shows at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts (Fabricators: New Bay Area Sculpture 1995, and Bay Area Now 1997). Her sculptures are represented in the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Oakland Museum, the Berkeley Art Museum and the Orange County Museum of Art.
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