MADE WITH LOVE

MADE WITH LOVE
by Stacy Scibelli

chashama 266
266 West 37th Street
(between 7th & 8th Ave.)
New York, NY

September 8 – 16, 2012

Exhibition Hours:
Saturday, September 8, 12 – 4 pm
Sunday, September 9, 12 – 8 pm
Monday, September 10, 12 – 3 pm
*Friday, September 14, 12 – 9 pm
*Saturday, September 15, 12 – 9 pm
*Monday, September 16, 12 – 7 pm

*includes performance of SUIT YOURSELF

MADE WITH LOVE is a series of 300 unique, hand made garments that are ambiguous and mysterious in their intended use. Participants choose how each garment is worn and document their interpretation in a photo booth. The piece hinges on the innovation and expression of the audience. The practice of adroning the body is a basic utilitarian need and a vehicle for social and cultural expression. Fashion articulates who we are – the intrinsic manifestation of art and life colliding. I am interested in using fabric to suggest or mimic aspects of fashion, allowng me to address the idiosyncratic need to materialize expression By creating a hybrid of art, craft , and handmade garments, I accentuate the minute creative ventures that are performed every day decisions that sculpt the individual existence. These are the unsung masterpieces that are executed while we navigate through life. The shape and palatte of the flavor profiles of a meal, the composition of a room – these discretionary arrangements are inadvertently similar to the artistic process. This daily curatorial experience within a network of objects in the environment resonates with the concepts characteristic of consistent with my work.

Bio:
Stacy Scibelli is an artist and designer living and working in New York and Boston. Stacy is an adjunct faculty professor of Fashion Design at Mount Ida College in Newton and Newberry College in Brookline. She has several years experience working in the costume and fashion industry and therefor her work has become primarly wearable and interactive sculpture. Currently Stacy is the Artist in Residence at the Boston Center for the Arts. She is the recent recipient of an Assets for Artists grant through Mass MOCA, a Franklin Furnace Grant in New York City, and a project grant from Possible Futures in Atlanta, GA. Please visit stacyascibelli.com for images of Stacy's work and additional information.