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2100 Smallman St.  Pittsburgh, PA  15222 | 412.261.7003 | www.contemporarycraft.org

My work is designed to invite interaction.  I am interested in repetition and the types of forms that are created when systems of repetition are layered.  The pieces reveal a specific methodology based on my personal experience with routine.  It strengthens my process of making and develops a decorative use of pattern.


My work explores the boundary between straightforward utilitarian objects and the understanding of sculptural form.  The pieces are shaped by the demands of functional use, and can have a variety of placements that accommodate the body in various positions.  This creates an active environment and allows the user to arrange each piece according to aesthetic and concept of use.  I am interested in the multiplicity that this work suggests.  Each piece, depending on its arrangement, can exist in either a functional or purely sculptural state.


I work primarily in wood for its flexibility, strength, and natural beauty.  Contrast is introduced through the use of manufactured materials, chosen for their accessibility, stability, and machine-made uniformity.  Additionally, I use paint to embellish and highlight parts that reflect form.


Through the process of making, I further my ideas through discipline and discovery.  Each piece is a bridge to the next, creating a visual lineage.  I have adopted the use of technology in my process and materials, using computer rendering to create the repetition and geometry that I desire.  This allows me to create complex arrangements that reflect the mechanical, mathematical nature of the program.  The manufactured materials that I use are suitable to this type of design and decorative use of pattern.


I am interested in investigating change in the relationship between the user and object of my work.   The work creates a dialogue between the user and object in which both parties are influential.  Through the reassignment of common technologically produced materials, I ask the viewer to re-evaluate and appreciate their properties.  The objects I create are endowed with a sense of comfort and familiarity that exists within the commonplace of our everyday lives.

Jeremy Cox

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