Rebecca A. Flis
Rebecca A. Flis
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Relics from the Year 2020, 2020
Cast iron, pieces of PPE, wood
Dimensions variable
$650
"Through my sculpture, I like to challenge expectations of material and permanence—whether by making the intangible solid, the ephemeral enduring, or the stable fleeting. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is often single use. Because of the Coronavirus pandemic, used PPE is accumulating at an increasingly rapid pace. In the future, what will be excavated from the year 2020? How will the future remember this time?"
Rebecca A. Flis is interested in a wide range of artistic processes, but her specialty is metal casting. She holds a BFA with minors in Art Education and Art History from Alfred University and an MFA in sculpture from the University at Albany (SUNY). Her work has been featured in many shows including Strange World, a solo show, at the Widlund Gallery in North Creek, NY and Passing Time, a three-person show, at the Saratoga Arts Gallery in Saratoga, NY, as well as numerous group shows. Rebecca has lead workshops on dung-molding, a form of natural mold-making used in some ancient casting processes, in New York, Alabama, and even Latvia. In the wake of the COVID-19 quarantine, Rebecca has been spending her time discovering her love for watercolor and charcoal. She currently lives and works in Schenectady, NY.
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