benjamin mcvey
  • About
  • Work
    • 2018 >
      • On-site
    • 2017 >
      • The Surface of Things
      • Remnants
    • 2016/2017 >
      • The Illusion of Happiness
    • 2016 >
      • Spatial Structures
      • Spatial Juxtapositions
      • Spatial Disruptions
      • Spatial Displacements
    • 2015 >
      • Fractures
      • Fractures Video
      • Spaces, Voids, and Fractures
    • 2014 >
      • Voided Spaces
      • Forced Lines
    • 2013 >
      • A Year In-Between
    • 2012 >
      • Permutation
  • CV
  • Contact
Permutation

Permutation is a rearrangement of several parts combined to make a whole; a rearrangement not only of artistic mediums such as drawing, painting, writing
and sculpture, but also of personal experiences and influences. It borrows from the steelyards that I was around as a child, an ongoing interest in typography and design, and the use and meaning of language. The chair structures act as stand-ins for the figure, a reevaluation of the figure so as to bring it into a more contemporary discussion. Coupled with the text, the chairs create a narrative or an ongoing dialogue by reacting through a figurative gesture to the text.
The single, open-ended text based statements poetically play with the context and meaning of language, creating for the viewer a moment of pause
and reflection.

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Hither, Dither, concrete, steel and wood, 110"h x 17"w x 17"d (weighs about 2000 pds. each)
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This Is Temporary, U.S. flag, paint, steel, 144"h x 51"w x 28"d
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Trust to be Uncertain : Desire to be Content, oil on canvas, wood, steel, 60.5"h x 33"w x 18.75"d
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Choose to be Indifferent : Determine to be Present, oil on canvas, steel, 83"h x 30.5"w x 20"d
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The Limitations Of A Preconceived Idea, vinyl cut type, steel, 32.75"h x 53.5"w x 44"d
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Not Greater Than, ceramic plates, paint, wood, steel, 50"h x 40"w x 23"d
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This Way To Your Dreams, etched plastic sign, wood frame, 9.75"h x 11.5"w x 2.5"d
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This Is A Reflection Of You, etched plastic sign, wood frame, 9.75"h x 11.5"w x 2.5"d
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The Joke Is Not On You, etched plastic sign, wood frame, 9.75"h x 11.5"w x 2.5"d
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Please Stay Behind The Line, etched plastic sign, wood frame, 9.75"h x 11.5"w x 2.5"d
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