Quirky Collections of Found Objects Preoccupy the Anatomical Sculptures of EMXW’s ‘Heads’ — Colossal



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#anatomy
#Edwige Massart
#found objects
#sculpture
#Xavier Wynn

In case you’ve ever felt like your head is stuffed with cotton—or sea shells or dryer lint—nicely, you’re not alone. For the higher a part of a decade, Chicago-based artists Edwige Massart and Xavier Wynn (previously) have been creating sliced sculptural skulls stuffed with all the pieces from yarn and river rocks to crayon suggestions, shattered automotive home windows, circuit boards, and sleeping drugs. The occupied minds are a part of the continued collection Heads, which distills the complexities of relationships into dense, topographical psyches.

Working as EMXW, the duo begins each bit with a mishmash of discovered objects that collectively, create a story or “subject of dialog.” They every create concurrently, including purple LEGO for tooth or shaping a jawbone with the damaged deal with of a cup to render a thematic assortment that pertains to an imagined dialogue between the 2. The ensuing works are playful and wealthy with texture and colour as they discover the interior workings of the thoughts and the distinctive make-up of our emotional landscapes.

A few of EMXW’s most up-to-date sculptures are on view by the top of the month at Gallery 901 in Evanston, Illinois. Discover extra of the duo’s work on Instagram.

#anatomy
#Edwige Massart
#found objects
#sculpture
#Xavier Wynn

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