Vincent Fecteau Explained

Vincent Fecteau
Nationality:American
Known For:Sculpture
Awards:MacArthur Fellow,
Guggenheim Fellow

Vincent Fecteau (born 1969) is an American sculptor based in San Francisco.[1] [2] He graduated from Wesleyan University in 1992.[3]

He is known for working with ordinary materials such as foamcore, seashells, string, rubber bands, paper clips, walnut shells, and popsicle sticks, and transforming them into beautifully precise handcrafted sculptures.[4] [5] Constructed of papier-mâché, Fecteau often works on several sculptures at a time, taking a year or longer to finish each work.[6] He layers materials and textures, revealing a painstaking creative process that alters significantly the original spherical shapes.[7] [8]

Fecteau's art has been included in numerous exhibitions, including the 2002 and 2012 Whitney Biennial, the 2013 Carnegie International, and a 2008 solo exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, Focus: Vincent Fecteau, New Work.[9] [10] [11] In 2005, the Guggenheim Foundation announced Vincent Fecteau as recipient of their fellowship. A MacAuthur Foundation fellowship (commonly known as a "genius grant") followed in 2016.[12] His work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.[13] [14]

Vincent Fecteau is represented by Matthew Marks[15] and Galerie Buchholz.[16]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vincent Fecteau | J. Michael Bishop Art Collection at Mission Bay . Chancellor.ucsf.edu . January 2, 2013.
  2. Book: Foundations of Art and Design [With Access Code] - Lois Fichner-Rathus - Google Books |date=February 16, 2007 |isbn=9780534613389 |access-date=January 2, 2013|last1=Fichner-Rathus |first1=Lois |publisher=Cengage Learning ].
  3. Web site: Vincent Fecteau · Studio Art Theses Archive . February 6, 2024 . wesomeka.wesleyan.edu.
  4. Web site: Vincent Fecteau at Greengrassi . Contemporary Art Daily . January 2, 2013.
  5. Web site: Vincent Fecteau UCSF Art Collection . February 6, 2024 . artcollection.ucsf.edu.
  6. Web site: Vincent Fecteau UCSF Art Collection . February 6, 2024 . artcollection.ucsf.edu.
  7. http://www.rbge.org.uk/the-gardens/edinburgh/inverleith-house/current-exhibitions/victoria-morton
  8. Web site: Lewallen . Constance . VINCENT FECTEAU with Constance Lewallen . The Brooklyn Rail . October 24, 2009 . January 2, 2013.
  9. http://www.artic.edu/aic/aboutus/press/Fecteau.pdf
  10. http://www.artic.edu/aic/calendar/event?EventID=5131
  11. Web site: Review: Vincent Fecteau at the Art Institute « NBC Chicago Street Team . Nbc5streetteam.wordpress.com . December 1, 2008 . January 2, 2013.
  12. Web site: Vincent Fecteau — MacArthur Foundation . macfound.org . September 21, 2016 . September 23, 2016.
  13. Web site: Vincent Fecteau | Search | MoMA.
  14. Web site: Vincent Fecteau UCSF Art Collection . February 6, 2024 . artcollection.ucsf.edu.
  15. Web site: Vincent Fecteau Matthew Marks Gallery . 2024-07-04 . Vincent Fecteau Matthew Marks Gallery.
  16. Web site: Buchholz . Galerie . Vincent Fecteau — Galerie Buchholz . 2024-07-04 . www.galeriebuchholz.de . de.

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