Re-arranging pre-arranged non-arrangements. Formal, temporary and permanent situations. New work by Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter.
Roots & Culture, Chicago IL, April 2010
"Casual Object Garden and Other Material Matters is the presentation of individual and collaborative works by Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter. Both artists create work through the accumulation, arrangement, juxtaposition and presentation of found and created objects. Rather than materials serving a predetermined conceptual notion, each work evolves from the artists' intuitive relationship with his or her materials. Through constructed happenstance, Fisk-Vittori's photographs, ikebana-inspired flower arrangements and textile designs reflect both casual and deliberate formation. Hunter improvises his own modest sculptures and paintings through playful experimentation. The cornerstone of the exhibition, Casual Object Garden, is a room-sized, collaborative tableau and the culmination of the artists' mutual interest in spatial composition. Otherwise familiar objects such as plants, household items, rocks and construction materials are rendered unfamiliar to the extent that formal qualities supersede practical associations. The elements that make up the work in Casual Object Garden and Other Material Matters are reduced to their material essence, allowing for a visual experience rich with understated affect."
-Karly Wildenhaus
Posters
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
Acrylic paint on paper
2010
Thing 1, Thing 2
Michael Hunter
wood, staples
2010
Casual Object Garden
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
2010
Casual Object Garden
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
2010
Casual Object Garden
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
2010
Casual Object Garden Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter 2010
Casual Object Garden
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
2010
Curtains
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
Three double sided cotton fabric panels
2010
Curtains
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
Three double sided cotton fabric panels
2010
Listening Party
Carson Fisk-Vittori
Poster
2009
Untitled for now
Michael Hunter
store bought canvas, t-shirt, paint
2010
Popular Plants
Carson Fisk-Vittori
tulip, apple blossom, potato flower, and
cannibis design on organic cotton sateen
2 yards color, 2 yards black and white
2010
Exhibition View, Casual Object Garden and Other Material Matters 2010
Popular Plants
Carson Fisk-Vittori
tulip, apple blossom, potato flower, and
cannibis design on organic cotton sateen
2 yards color, 2 yards black and white
2010
Michael Hunter
sweater, paper, glue, tape
2010
Calendar
Carson Fisk-Vittori
C-print in bamboo frame
Edition of 5
2010
Curtain
Carson Fisk-Vittori
C-print mounted to Mdf
Edition of 5
2010
Composition with Studio Plant
Michael Hunter
wood, canvas, plant, plaster
2010
Untitled Shape
Michael Hunter
wood, paint, staples
2010
Untitled
Michael Hunter
cardboard, paint
2010
Perfume Ad
Carson Fisk-Vittori
C-print on backlit film, Cee-Lite
2009
Perfume Ad
Carson Fisk-Vittori
C-print on backlit film, Cee-Lite
2009
Exhibition View, Casual Object Garden and Other Material Matters 2010
Props
Carson Fisk-Vittori
cell phone pic c-prints on backlit film, Cee-Lites
2009
Untitled
Michael Hunter
paint, wood
2010
Wall Poster
Carson Fisk-Vittori and Michael Hunter
2010
Exhibition View, Casual Object Garden and Other Material Matters 2010
Four Untitled Paintings
Michael Hunter
fabric, paint
2010
Casual Object Garden Rearrangements, 2010
On Saturday April 24th others were invited to rearrange the Casual Object Garden. The object garden consisted of sculptures, found objects, and flower arrangements placed on a gray felt floor in a small room. Rearrangements were performed by Chicago artists Ryan Fenchel, Derek Chan, Austin Eddy, Sam Davis with Noah Furman, and Paul Cowan.
Rearrangement 1, Ryan Fenchel
Rearrangement 2, Derek Chan
Rearrangement 3, Austin Eddy
Rearrangement 4, Sam Davis and Noah Furman
Rearrangement 5, Paul Cowan