cast bronze & velvet in natural walnut frameSARA'S
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Ellie Rae Hunter's "The Floor Is Not The Floor iii" features a gold-toned relief encased in a wooden frame with a rich burgundy velvet backdrop. The artwork depicts intricate forms resembling intertwined limbs, evoking a sense of movement and tension. Employing a sculptural technique, Hunter melds traditional craft with surrealism to challenge perceptions of space and reality. The piece reflects her exploration of societal norms on bodies, proposing a dialogue between structure and fantasy. ...
Ellie Rae Hunter (b. 1989) is a visual artist working primarily in sculpture. Hunter locates her work inside spaces where bodies are heavily scrutinized, exploring the ways in which societal expectations are absorbed by our bodies and impact our everyday lives and anxieties. She infuses institutional scaffoldings with fantastical scenarios to propose new realities. Hunter received her MFA in Sculpture + Extended Media from Virginia Commonwealth University where she was the recipient of the VCU Graduate Thesis Grant. She has participated in residencies including Triangle, New York; Shandaken: Storm King, New York; Interstate Projects, New York; Rupert, Lithuania; and Ox-Bow, Michigan. She has recently exhibited at Lower_Cavity, Massachusetts; Sara's, New York; Almanac Projects, Italy; Loggia, Austria; and Kunsthalle Bratislava, Slovakia. Hunter lives and works in New York, NY.
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SARA'S is a New York gallery founded by Sara Blazej. Inaugurated in February 2023, SARA'S' program includes regular exhibitions, live performances and events.
