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To All That Will Ever Be, Has Been, And Is., William Silverstein
To All That Will Ever Be, Has Been, And Is., William Silverstein
Senior Projects Fall 2023
Artist Statement:
Broadly, this exhibition celebrates steel and the transfer of force, both figuratively and literally, from one object to another. Metal is a medium that resists your inputs yet uniquely captures the labor required to shape it. In my work, I have blended historical and modern metalworking techniques to create my interpretations of natural and manmade objects.
Degradation, deformation, and pushing material to its limits have all been key elements of my process. How much weight can a weld hold before it fails? How thin can a surface be sanded before collapsing?
In recent years, I have been very …