BFA Thesis Exhibit
Tyler Yocum
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Artist Statement
Artwork in today age is constantly focused on us and the world we live in. Commentary on issues in many different areas being a majority of the topics. With so many issues in today's world, escape is something very tantalizing to me. My goal is to achieve escape through pure creation. Using space, objects, context, and feelings to obscure the perspective of reality.
Subject
On a world where power is divided between The government and crime organizations with the line dividing them being very controversial. The World Wide Order desperate to maintain order in the world attempts to hurt the infrastructure of organized crime families and radical crime syndicates. Members of these criminal organizations were disappearing left and right, these actions believed to be righteous acts to protect the people of the world. But actions like the removal of the death penalty that brought carbon freezing to light as an option for the punishment of these criminals. Gave the World Wide Order the ability to quickly silence theses criminals that are being captured. The agenda of the World Wide Order Is one created to control everything and everyone. Hidden truths known by few were the only things that threatened them. Truths that if are exposed would see to the destruction of the World Wide Order. It was only when whispers of people obtaining these secrets is when actions began to take place.
Subject
On a world where power is divided between The government and crime organizations with the line dividing them being very controversial. The World Wide Order desperate to maintain order in the world attempts to hurt the infrastructure of organized crime families and radical crime syndicates. Members of these criminal organizations were disappearing left and right, these actions believed to be righteous acts to protect the people of the world. But actions like the removal of the death penalty that brought carbon freezing to light as an option for the punishment of these criminals. Gave the World Wide Order the ability to quickly silence theses criminals that are being captured. The agenda of the World Wide Order Is one created to control everything and everyone. Hidden truths known by few were the only things that threatened them. Truths that if are exposed would see to the destruction of the World Wide Order. It was only when whispers of people obtaining these secrets is when actions began to take place.
Click to view two earth toned clown figures with glossy red noses one large one small. Each holding a balloon holing a different expression while waving. Full-Screen
Walter Werdo (Wally The Weirdo) // Stoneware Clay, Spray Paint, String, Balloons // 27 x 19 x 17 inches,
4.5 x 2 x 2 Feet
Click to view A short large headed man adorned in a suit and hair holding a smile only interrupted by a large cigar with one hand in pocket and the other gesturing a middle finger. Full-Screen
Anthony (bobblehead) Calamono // Stoneware Clay, Spray Paint // 52 x 25 x 12 Inches
Click to view A short man smirking arrogantly with arms crossed wearing a jacket with bellbottom jeans and no shoes. Full-Screen
Nicholas (Nicky) Bransen // Stoneware Clay, Spray Paint // 54 x 17 x 12 inches
Click to view t a wide tall man shrouded in a large trench coat with hands in his pockets and bald head down eye closes with a look of pain on his face. Full-Screen
Markus Nueman (The Man In The Coat) // Stoneware clay, Spray Paint // 71 x 31 x 12 inches
Click to view A severed head of a two face man one face frozen in a cartoon is smiling grin. The other dead and lifeless blood spilling from his mouth. while the top of the head is blown out with blood covering the wound Full-Screen
Frank Burmen Dead // Stoneware clay, Spray paint // 16 x 23 x 18 inches