Artist in Residence Show
November 2019
Averill Park, NY, United States
the way a child travels, around and around, back home again_As children, we are encouraged to play, explore and even fail. As adults that encouragement becomes lesser. We are encouraged to keep busy, interact less, and ignore fantasy. My work allows the adolescent in us to come out. It provides fantasy without shame or guilt and replaces that with joy and happiness. It allows us to leave logic behind and engage in the present. The daily consequence is removed and pure joyfulness takes over. The boundary between bodily life and the field of art is obliterated. The interaction with the work removes the daily grind and allows for make-believe. My work provides a space for repressed play to overflow and, in turn, gives the opportunity for the unification of humanity through experience.
Kelsey Tynik_My practice celebrates moments of transformation: sculptures crawl, stick and grow as they are being watched. Bright colors and visceral shapes allow for recognition in abstraction. All visitors who encounter my work are encouraged to physically touch it. Nothing is off-limits to interact with; the audience activates the potential of the work. The boundary between bodily life and the field of art is obliterated. The interaction with the work unifies those investigating the space. In the current state of society, interaction with strangers can be perceived as a rebellious act. It offers necessary discomfort away from the limitations of our phones. My work provides a space for repressed desire or creativity to overflow and, in turn, gives the opportunity for the unification of humanity through experience. I am an artist living and working in Ridgewood, Queens. I received my BFA at The University of Connecticut with a major in Illustration and a minor in Art History. I received a Presidential Scholarship for Anderson Ranch 2019 summer program. I most recently exhibited a two-person show at 601Artspace in Manhattan.
