Amy Bay
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IMAGE DESCRIPTION : 1. - ‘Blue Sky‘, sequins on wall, 6'x8', 2005 2. -‘Blue Sky (detail)’ 3. - ‘Scenic’ vinyl on wall, 4'x8', 2005 4. - ‘Peel Project‘, plasticine on wall, 3'x4' 2004
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STATEMENT :
In my work, I draw attention to parts of a site that might otherwise be unnoticed or taken for granted. I do this through a kind of mimicry or replication of forms found at the site, often whittling them down to quintessential elements. This comes from a personal tendency to find meaning and importance in things that are considered commonplace or banal. I’m also interested in the various ways sites can and have been represented. Much of my imagery is mined from disparate resources such as storybook illustrations, technical drawing handbooks, decorative wallcoverings, photomechanical reproductions and photos I take in various natural and built environments.
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BIOGRAPHY : Amy Bay received her BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and her MFA in Barcelona, Spain and Winchester, England from Winchester School of Art. She has received grants and/or project awards from the Lower East Side Printshop, Dieu Donné Papermill and Women’s Studio Workshop and has shown her work both nationally and internationally. Her exhibition history has included shows at The Drawing Center, Printed Matter, Dieu Donné Papermill, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, The Carriage House at The Islip Museum of Art, d,u.m.b.o. arts center, Henry Street Settlement/Abrons Arts Center, Can Felipa/Art Públic, Barcelona. She lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
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