Chad Person (born 1978) is an American contemporary artist primarily known for his sculptural and collage works.[1]
Work edit
His project: RECESS (resource exhaustion crisis evacuation safety shelter) is an example of his conceptual approach.[2] In this ongoing project, Person undertakes a DIY conversion of a swimming pool into a bomb shelter / survival bunker, highlighting the potentially negative outcomes of maintaining a hardcore survivalist mentality. The intentionally controversial subject matter in project RECESS led Asylum to label Person "the most paranoid man in America".[3]
In 2010, one of his sculptures was seized from Mark Moore Gallery by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives pending allegations that it was an illegally manufactured and trafficked firearm.[4][5]
Person is also known for his collages that used sliced up American dollar bills.[6][7][8] One such work, Yixing Teapot and iPod (from the series Worshipping Mammon: An Exploration of Value), is in the collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art.[9]
His collaboration with Hiroshi Fuji was featured in the Site Santa Fe Biennial in 2008.[citation needed]
In 2015 he presented Prospector, a forty-foot high inflatable sculpture, in downtown Denver Colorado.[10][11][12]
References edit
- ^ "Art review: Chad Person at Mark Moore". 6 August 2010.
- ^ "Account Suspended". www.chadperson.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Artist Builds Backyard Survival Shelter, Homemade Shotgun Robot - Asylum.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
- ^ "Currency Collages More Clever Than You Think". HuffPost. 11 April 2012.
- ^ "Is it Legal to Make, Build or Manufacture a Gun?". www.shtfblog.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ "Chad Person Makes Mythical Beasts and Military Vehicles from Sliced Dollar Bills". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
- ^ "Cut Money Collage Art by Chad Person". 10 April 2012.
- ^ "Intricate Collages Made From Strips of Cash". 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Yixing Teapot and iPod (from the series Worshipping Mammon: An Exploration of Value)". New Mexico Museum of Art.
- ^ Archuletta, Lauren (21 October 2015). ""Prospector" Will Loom Over Denver Today, in New Black Cube Pop-Up". Westword.
- ^ "40-foot inflatable prospector sculpture rises near Colorado Capitol". 23 October 2015.
- ^ "Big Blue Prospector Inflatable Hard To Miss In Downtown Denver". 30 October 2015.