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Courtney Hamilton

Drawing 1

thread on paper, 2014, 24"w x 24"h

I come from a mixture of urban and agrarian backgrounds where manual labor—skillfully working with one’s hands—has been a way of life for generations. Consequently, I am very interested in handiwork and its opposite: cheap, mass-produced commodities. My artwork explores that dichotomy by physically suturing together the random, disposable detritus of middle-class life in a craftsman-like manner—with attention to detail, finishing and structure—making for sculptural work that has an aberrant quality, something both new and old, junky and refined.

 

Courtney Hamilton - Drawing 1

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