30TH ANNUAL
Tallahassee International
Christopher Owen Nelson
“Through my work, I explore my own personal relationship to a variety of subjects that I have
developed an important bond with. I spend a majority of my time outdoors. The environment puts me in
a state of meditation. Absorbing information from the water and the trees makes me feel connected
and attached. I try to address the spiritual and emotional impact that a particular tree has had
on me by trying to understand its life, and by studying its characteristics and changes throughout the
seasons, asking myself, ‘How are we connected?’” —C. Owen Nelson
t Christopher Owen Nelson,
Glimpse, carved and painted cast acrylic,
20 x 16 inches.
Kortney Niewierski
“Organic shaped objects
reminiscent of anatomical or
animal-like forms and metaphorical imagery are intended to
intrigue one’s curious side.
The choice of fabric as a medium
and sewing as a means of
construction speaks to a level of
feminization and domestication.
Fluid forms and fleshy casts
dominate the vision of the work
and imagery of the pieces
exposing an underlying tone of
self-evaluation, while the attempt
of the work is to blur the lines
between playful, appealing
and humorous, and naughty and
off putting.” —K. Niewierski
t Kortney Niewierski,
Forget Me Knot, wire mesh, fabric, piping,
rubber, 60 x 20.5 x 5 inches.
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