“I gather materials everywhere I go … Materials are a language.”
Yes, yes, a thousand times YES! New York based artist Petah Coyne is my new hero. I saw some of her glass work in Venice a few years ago but didn’t even realize it was hers until today… and then I went down the Petah Coyne rabbit hole! That amazing journey involved not only her intricate glass pieces but also works made from wax, beautifully bizarre taxidermy, silk flowers, more wax … and, eventually, I found my way to this video she did with SFMoMA. Watch the video. Have you watched it? Okay, I’ll wait. Seriously. [pauses for 4 minutes] Wasn’t that FABULOUS!? I’m going to spend the weekend ‘trying to make bad’, because as Petah wisely says, “sometimes when you make really bad, it’s really good.” LOVE.
LOVE! Dramatic, lush, otherworldly and transportive. Yes, please! And, I mean, watching that video? How I’d love to get “stuck” next to her at a dinner party and chat the night away. What a wonderful way to start a Friday, D.
oh my gosh, i wanna go to that dinner party too!
She’s a delight! That chandelier made me think of Miss Haversham before I even watched the video! Oh and we always need permission to make bad fantastic
This is amazing AND she seems lovely.
OMG! AMAZING! I love her, her work and Miss Haversham. Thanks for finding this wonderful artist.
Thank you – she’s my hero now too . I love her and her work!