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Aristotle
Georgiades
Professor
UW–Madison Department of Art,
since 1999
Sculpture
1984 Master of Fine Arts, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
1981 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Michigan
Recent achievements
2015–18 Commisson, Exchange, from the series Today and Tomorrow,
with Actual Size Artworks, New Albany, IN
2015 Aristotle Georgiades and Gail Simpson, two-person show, Sarah M.
Hurt and Allen W. Clowes Galleries, Indianapolis Art Center
2015 Armory show, group show, New York
2014 Plenty, outdoor sculpture, with Actual Size Artworks, White
River State Park, Indianapolis
2014 Expo Chicago, group show, Chicago
2013 Some Time, solo show, Carl Hammer Gallery, Chicago
2013 The Pritzker Foundation Endowed Fellowship, Djerassi
Program, Woodside, CA
2013 Hear, long-term installation, Djerassi Program, Woodside, CA
2013 Plenty, outdoor sculpture, with Actual Size Artworks,
Fermentation Fest, Reedsburg, WI
2012 Rework, solo show, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati
2012 Not Like I Remembered, two-person show, Unsmoke Systems
Artspace, Braddock, PA
Artist’s statement
I am a mixed-media sculptor who works individually and as part
of the public art team Actual Size Artworks. The majority of my
sculptural objects are made from common materials. Some of the
objects use material that has been salvaged from one life and given
another. There are also works that use existing objects and repurpose them into expressive sculptural forms. Most of these sculptures
make reference to our continuous desire to move through life with
purpose. I see these repurposed objects as a metaphor for our human
need to adapt and change directions when confronted with obstacles
or failures.
Work in the show
Aris Georgiades (American, b. 1955)
Descending a Staircase, n.d.
Wooden architectural trim
62 x 23 x 23 in.
Drop of a Hat, 2013
Wooden beam, carved yellow cedar
12 x 12 x 44 in.
Castle, 2015
Architectural trim, found image
47 ½ x 42 x 5 in.
New Old Growth, 2012
Wooden ladder, oak branches
120 x 48 x 4 in.
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Tower, 2014
Wood beams
96 x 32 x 19 in.
Climbers, 2014
Wooden ladders
100 x 53 x 48 in.