Still Going (Texas) 2012-2022
Rebecca Pugh
Wire, fabric, acrylic paint
17”x16”x16”
Hovering between abstraction and representation, my work stems from a long investigation of my surroundings and ideas about place. This sculpture is fabricated from bed linens sourced from secondhand stores in Las Vegas, ripped and braided over galvanized wire. I made the underlying structure by hand ten years ago as an international (grad) student as part an installation titled, Dead & Alive. Like a tumbleweed moving across the country, this surviving piece has moved with me living in NV, MI, FL, and TX. Soft to the touch for a decade, in 2022 I recently transformed the soft braided form to solid using specialty acrylic polymer emulsion. Reflecting my recent interest in optical phenomena of perceptual compliments, I have painted the three-dimensional object with florescent yellow and custom iridescent violet. Both the physical and cultural transformation of the reclaimed linens as an art material fascinates me.
Rebecca Pugh
Wire, fabric, acrylic paint
17”x16”x16”
Hovering between abstraction and representation, my work stems from a long investigation of my surroundings and ideas about place. This sculpture is fabricated from bed linens sourced from secondhand stores in Las Vegas, ripped and braided over galvanized wire. I made the underlying structure by hand ten years ago as an international (grad) student as part an installation titled, Dead & Alive. Like a tumbleweed moving across the country, this surviving piece has moved with me living in NV, MI, FL, and TX. Soft to the touch for a decade, in 2022 I recently transformed the soft braided form to solid using specialty acrylic polymer emulsion. Reflecting my recent interest in optical phenomena of perceptual compliments, I have painted the three-dimensional object with florescent yellow and custom iridescent violet. Both the physical and cultural transformation of the reclaimed linens as an art material fascinates me.
Rebecca Pugh
Wire, fabric, acrylic paint
17”x16”x16”
Hovering between abstraction and representation, my work stems from a long investigation of my surroundings and ideas about place. This sculpture is fabricated from bed linens sourced from secondhand stores in Las Vegas, ripped and braided over galvanized wire. I made the underlying structure by hand ten years ago as an international (grad) student as part an installation titled, Dead & Alive. Like a tumbleweed moving across the country, this surviving piece has moved with me living in NV, MI, FL, and TX. Soft to the touch for a decade, in 2022 I recently transformed the soft braided form to solid using specialty acrylic polymer emulsion. Reflecting my recent interest in optical phenomena of perceptual compliments, I have painted the three-dimensional object with florescent yellow and custom iridescent violet. Both the physical and cultural transformation of the reclaimed linens as an art material fascinates me.