Chad Person Explained

Chad Person (born 1978) is an American contemporary artist primarily known for his sculptural and collage works.[1]

Work

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.

In 2015 he presented Prospector, a forty-foot high inflatable sculpture, in downtown Denver Colorado.[10] [11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Art review: Chad Person at Mark Moore. 6 August 2010.
  2. Web site: Account Suspended. www.chadperson.com. 20 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20171115030808/http://chadperson.com/recess/. 15 November 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Artist Builds Backyard Survival Shelter, Homemade Shotgun Robot - Asylum.com . 2011-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110422103447/http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/31/survival-shelter-chad-person/ . 2011-04-22 . dead .
  4. Web site: Currency Collages More Clever Than You Think. . 11 April 2012.
  5. Web site: Is it Legal to Make, Build or Manufacture a Gun?. www.shtfblog.com. 20 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Chad Person Makes Mythical Beasts and Military Vehicles from Sliced Dollar Bills. 2019-02-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018124519/http://inhabitat.com/nyc/chad-person-makes-mythical-beasts-and-military-vehicles-from-sliced-dollar-bills/. 2016-10-18. dead.
  7. Web site: Cut Money Collage Art by Chad Person. 10 April 2012.
  8. Web site: Intricate Collages Made From Strips of Cash. 21 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Yixing Teapot and iPod (from the series Worshipping Mammon: An Exploration of Value). New Mexico Museum of Art.
  10. Web site: "Prospector" Will Loom Over Denver Today, in New Black Cube Pop-Up. Lauren. Archuletta. 21 October 2015. Westword.
  11. Web site: 40-foot inflatable prospector sculpture rises near Colorado Capitol. 23 October 2015.
  12. Web site: Big Blue Prospector Inflatable Hard To Miss In Downtown Denver. 30 October 2015.

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