Kate Cheney Chappell Art Space
Installations
I began making installations while attending the Charles River Studio Workshop in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The freedom of playencouraged in this giant kindergarten for adults fed my imagination and pushed me to experiment with many materials. My work literally jumped off the wall. I continued this creative play approach with artist and spiritual friend, Lynn Runnells, in Marblehead, Massachusetts through the 90s. The installation, Go Inside the Stone, grew from discoveries made during her workshops.
Pods (aka Vessels)
Double-ended monotypes were first installed on the floor (Vermont Studio Center) and later on the wall (On Island, University of New England 2007).
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Go Inside the Stone
Inspired by a poem by Charles Simic, this installation is composed of wave-washed glacial stones, Mylar (two-sided gold/silver), & curved fragments of monotype-printed banana leaf paper. The Mylar circling the stones moves with air currents, causing distortions and liquid-like effects. First installed in Somersville, MA (1995), it was most recently part of my solo exhibition at the New Britain Museum of American Art in 2008.
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