Makers at the Intersection
In collaboration with Shawn Murrey
Exhibition Statement:
This two-person show explores the intrinsic interplay between art, design and manufacturing. Based in Alfred, New York and Charlotte, North Carolina Shawn Murrey and Thomas Schmidt use porcelain tile, plywood, sheet-metal, hundreds of magnets and a range of manufacturing techniques to generate modular parts that were snapped together for the first time for this exhibition.
This show was originally shown as a concurrent exhibition for the 2018 NCECA Conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
Tile Panel #1, porcelain tile, magnets, sheet metal 32 x 40 x 0.25, 2018
Tile Arch Sheet, metal, porcelain tiles, magnets 4" x 14" x 26", 2018
A CNC water-jet at a local terrazzo factory was used to cut tiles for this piece and the Cones.
Tile Blocks, porcelain tile, magnets, plywood, steel channel 12 x 12 x 24, 2018
Crumple Tower Sheet, metal, bone china tiles, magnets 40" x 14" x 14", 2018
"Cones" Sheet, metal, porcelain tiles, magnets 24 x 24 x 24", 2018
