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Mary King: Curious Home. House With Extra Things n.d. - paper, Polymer mediums, shells, chess piece, pizza holder, watercolor, and acrylic; 9 x 22 x 13 in.
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Mary King

1. Curious Home. House With Extra Things n.d. – paper, polymer mediums, shells, chess piece, pizza holder, watercolor, and acrylic; 9 x 22 x 13 in.

2. Curious Home. Round House With Fallen Toy n.d. – paper, polymer mediums, toy, watercolor, and acrylic; 9 x 9 x 9 in.

3. Curious Home. Border n.d. – styrofoam, paper, polymer mediums, toy, watercolor, and acrylic; 15 x 23 x 6 in.

4. Curious Home. Border With Fallen Figure n.d. – styrofoam, paper, polymer mediums, toy, watercolor, and acrylic; 15 x 23 x 6 in.

5. Soap Is A Noun. Ban/Nab. Nab/Ban n.d. – watercolor and acrylic on vellum; 18 x 12 in.

6. Soap Is A Noun. Was/Saw. Saw/Was n.d. – watercolor and acrylic on vellum; 18 x 12 in.

7. Soap Is A Noun. Top/Pot. Pot/Top n.d. – watercolor and acrylic on vellum; 18 x 12 in.

8. Soap Is A Noun. Yam/May. May/Yam n.d. – watercolor and acrylic on vellum; 18 x 12 in.

Description

ARTIST STATEMENT

The small sculptures in “Curious Home” are made with various papers, sometimes styrofoam, and polymer mediums. Watercolor shapes, patterns, and characters are painted on paper and applied. A specific interpretation is not prescribed. The sculptures could be doll houses or something more tragic. They are designed to be fooled with, and it is recommended that toys and personal mementos be added and rearranged.

“Soap Is a Noun” plays with words: Words that are both a noun and a verb and words that can be read forwards and backwards. The titles poke fun at mean tweets, but are not mean.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Mary King makes art every day in her Chicago studio and even when she is traveling. Don’t even try to call her in the morning. King’s work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions at The Hyde Park Art Center, Woman Made Gallery, and The Center on Halsted in Chicago, and at  Denise Bibro Fine Arts in New York. The New York Times and The Chicago Tribune have reviewed her work.

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