“My artwork explores the complexities of material transformation in the physical world, where craftsmanship inhabits in a complex place between the hand and the machine.”

Nicole Weldy & Emily Collins

Clemson University - Clemson, SC

November 13 - November 30 , 2023

Underlying Patterns

Virtual Reception & Artist Talk: Nov 17 & Nov 30, 2023

https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_theses/4193

Underlying Patterns is a two-person exhibition by MFA candidates Emily Collins and Nicole Weldy. Through the observation of hierarchical relationships and the visual elements within them, the artists manipulate materials to make the unseen a tangible experience. By interpreting repetitive behavior over time or an amalgamation of units in nature, works in the exhibition find new ways to engage with perception, aesthetics, and documentation. They provide space for healing and growth, and reveal multiple aspects of pattern.

*Ariel,* 2023, thread, 3.5” x 3.5” x 0.0625”

*Up-down Detail,* 2023, thread, 10.5” x 7.75” x 0.0625”

*Up-down,* 2023, thread, 10.5” x 7.75” x 0.0625”

*Implication Statement Detail, 2023,* resin, thread, wood, 5” x 52.25” x 5.5”

*Implication Statement, 2023,* resin, thread, wood, 5” x 52.25” x 5.5”

*Face,* 2023, thread, 5.75” x 5.75” x 0.0625”

*Face Detail,* 2023, thread, 5.75” x 5.75” x 0.0625”

*Extrusion Detail,* 2023, resin, thread, wood, 16” x 14” x 12”

*Extrusion,* 2023, resin, thread, wood, 16” x 14” x 12”

*Profile,* 2023, thread, 7.875” x 10.25” x 0.0625”

*Adjoined,* 2023, plastic filament, resin, thread, 3” x 8.5” x 0.125”

*Profile Detail,* 2023, thread, 7.875” x 10.25” x 0.0625”

*Interfold,* 2023, plastic filament, thread, wood, 9.5” x 11.5” x 9”

*Standing,* 2023, thread, 10.5” x 7.875” x 0.0625”

*Standing Detail,* 2023, thread, 10.5” x 7.875” x 0.0625”

*Interfold Detail,* 2023, plastic filament, thread, wood, 9.5” x 11.5” x 9”

*Cluster Graph,* 2023, thread, 12” x 3.5” x 0.125”

*Adjoined Detail,* 2023, plastic filament, resin, thread, 3” x 8.5” x 0.125”

*Ribboning,* 2023, plastic filament & thread, 64.25” x 11.875” x 3”

*Ribboning Detail,* 2023, plastic filament & thread, 64.25” x 11.875” x 3”

*Interception Detail,* 2023, resin, thread, plexiglass, 50.5” x 16” x 12”

*Tethered Detail,* 2023, plastic filament, resin, thread, wood, 30” x 32” x 5.5”

*Outward,* 2023, resin, thread, 5.5” x 9.5” x 5.5”

*Tethered,* 2023, plastic filament, resin, thread, wood, 30” x 32” x 5.5”

*Sabotage Detail,* 2023, resin, thread, wood, 63” x 21.5” x 5”

*Outward Detail,* 2023, resin, thread, 5.5” x 9.5” x 5.5”

*Sabotage,* 2023, resin, thread, wood, 63” x 21.5” x 5”

*Beyond,* 2023, plastic filament, 5.5” x 6” x 0.0625”

*Squared Detail,* 2023, resin, thread, 6” x 6” x 9.5”

*Squared,* 2023, resin, thread, 6” x 6” x 9.5”

*Cavity,* 2023, resin & thread, 6” x 9.25” x 5.75”

*Dependent Detail,* 2023, resin, thread, wood, 23” x 13.5” x 5.5”

*Cavity Detail,* 2023, resin & thread, 6” x 9.25” x 5.75”

*Dependent,* 2023, resin, thread, wood, 23” x 13.5” x 5.5”

Documentation credits, Jessica Swank, https://jessicaswank.art/about

Reception Documentation Credits Rebekah Bruff, insta: rgb_artistry