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Shaylynn Allen is an autistic professional sculptor with a background in engineering. She takes inspirations from the fragmentation of her own thoughts, attempting to formalize the various internal and external tensions and juxtapositions in her life through her work. One of Allen’s most recent works is a public art piece, Border Line, which addresses the tension of a home within the natural context of the yard in which it was built. Allen has shown in Woodbury Art Museum’s Art of Our Century (Orem, UT), The Drawing Board (Corvallis, OR), and has had several group and solo exhibitions at Oregon State University; including her most recent solo exhibition The Button Show. Her video installation piece Perspectives has been featured in the third volume of Midnight Muse magazine. Allen is also the personal photographer of the Eugene-based bluegrass band Dirty Rotten Snake in the Grass. She is on track to graduate this spring with a B.A. in Art from Oregon State University.
Detail from Autism .
2 x 3 feet .
Ink and Crayon rubbings, digital manipulation .
July 2008 .
Artistic Philosophy:
Because of my autism I experience the world as a series of moments, unrelated fragments of memory. As I recall these experiences they become acutely juxtaposed with my present causing my mind to experience the visual and emotional tensions between the two. I attempt to bring out these qualities of my experience in my work, inviting the viewer to reevaluate their relationship with the subject matter of the piece they are experiencing. To help engage my viewers I focus incorporating my themes of juxtaposition and fragmentation at the more subtle levels of the work, often the material or technique choices, while simultaneously addressing the subject of the piece itself.
Every piece of art I create had an intention driving it in addition to my themes. Should that part of my concept interest you, I happily invite you to visit my portfolio.
General Philosophy:
Every piece of art I create matters, every step I take when creating it matters, and I do not see any bit of work of mine is not done until it is ready for display. Intention, care, and attention are my three drives when I'm creating. Starting from a concept or inspirational object, I work in my themes, and create in a respectful and thoughtful manner.
Xei Skyeyes
66 x 44 inches (height and hip)
Human body, Clothes, Accessories, Context
February, 2012
Photo Credit: Neebinnaukzhik Southall- March, 2012
Exhibition Record:
2013- "Senior Show", Fairbanks Hall Gallery, Oregon State University, June 3rd - June 15th, Zoran, Discovery
2013- (installation) West Gallery, Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, June 3rd - June 7th, Portraits
2013- "OSU Student and Alumni Show", Stoneybrook Lodge, Corvallis, OR, May 22nd, Poppy
2013- (installation) Central Park, Corvallis, OR, May 15th - May 22nd, Movements
2013- "Artistic Beavers", Club Level Reser Stadium, Oregon State University, April 27th, Conversation, Mrs. Kitty Revisted
2013- "Midnight Muse Issue 6 Launch Party", Imagine Coffee, Corvallis, OR, April 13th, Xei Skyeyes
2013- "Winter Term Student Art Show" Fairbanks Hall Gallery, Oregon State University, March 18th - April 3rd, Button
2013- "Buttons" West Gallery, Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, March 4th - March 8th
2012-2013- "Student Show" Fairbanks Hall Gallery, Oregon State University, December 3rd - January 11th, Conversation, What We Choose to Carry
2012- "Cascade Hall Open Studio" Cascade Hall, 2nd Floor, Oregon State University, November 30th, What We Choose to Carry
2012- "ART 399/399- Encaustics I/II Showcase" Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, October 29th - November 2nd, encaustic panel series, Thought Purge 1
2012- "Midnight Muse Launch Party" The Drawing Board, Corvallis, OR, July 14th, Your Perspective
2012- "Art of Our Century" Woodbury Art Museum, Orem, UT, July 5th - August 8th, Discovery, Thought Process
2012- "Art Dept. Student Printmaking Exhibit" Memorial Union Concourse Gallery, Oregon State University, May 13th - June 17th, Thought Process 3
2012- (installation) Fairbanks Hall Parking Lot, Oregon State University, June 1st, Night Perspectives
2012- (installation) Art Underground, Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, May 14th - May 18th, Perspectives
2012- (installation) YouTube, May 16th - present, Perspectives
2011-2012- "Student Show", Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, December 5th - January 6th, Thought Process 3, Nature vs. Nurture
2011- "Cascade Hall Open Studio" Cascade Hall, 2nd floor, Oregon State University, December 2nd, printmaking showcase, Allen Family
2011- (installation) Oregon State University Campus (near Rogers Hall), May 27th - June 2nd, The Results of Good Engineering
2011- (performance installation) Oregon State University, May 14th - May 27th, People, braids and ties, cuts
2011- (installation) Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, April 24th - April 30th, Power Up Fairbanks
2011- "art bonanza" Lorax Manner, 1648 Alder St. Eugene, OR, April 21st, Homage to Elizabeth Murray, Walking to School at 6 am
2011- "ART 121 Showcase" Fairbanks Hall, 2nd floor, Oregon State University, March 8th - March 16th, Menus
2011- "Art 281- Painting I Showcase" Fairbanks Hall, Oregon State University, February 21st - February 26th, Squash on Purple
2010- "Art 234- Drawing II/Figure Showcase" Fairbanks Hall, 1st floor, Oregon State University, October 18th - October 22nd, Strength in Sleep
2008- "ART 117 Showcase" Fairbanks Gallery, Display Case, Oregon State University, October 14th - October 24th, Homeland
2008- "ART 115 Showcase" Fairbanks Hall, 2nd Floor, Oregon State University, July 5th - July 16th, Sundial, Reflections of Time
Bibliography:
Upcoming: 2013, Midnight Muse Magazine, Volume 7, Movements
2013, Prism, Oregon State University's Art and Literature Magazine, Winter 2013, Discovery
2013, The Daily Barometer, Monday, April 29, 2013 - Oregon State University, Volume CXVL, Number 124
2013, Midnight Muse Magazine, Volume 6, Conversation, Xei Skyeyes
2013, The Corvallis Advocate, March 14, 2013- March 21, 2013, The Results of Good Engineering
2012, Midnight Muse Magazine, Volume 3, Perspectives
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