2006 MFA Fine Art Thesis Exhibition

ARTISTS + ART

Lauren Anderson
Adam Blue
Matthew Hughes Boyko
Val Britton
Michael Cappabianca
Michele Carlson
Susan Chen
Alex Clausen
Alika Cooper
Keturah Cummings
Scott de Bie
Julia DeGuzman
Scotty Wm. F. Enderle
Marcella Faustini
Ana Fernandez
Allegra H. Gibson
Alexis D. Grant
Elise Irving
Nick Karvounis
Robert Larkin
Katie Lewis
Alex Lukas
David Maisel
Carol Anne McChrystal
Linda Michel-Cassidy
Nikolai Moderbacher
Carson Murdach
Susan O'Malley
Raoul Pacheco
Berangere Parizeau
Matthew Paulson
Alexandria Pembleton
Laura Plageman
Daniel Purbrick
Marie Reich
Daniel Reneau
Mark A. Rodriguez
Jeremy Chase Sanders
Zachary Scholz
Susan L. Schultz
Pascal Shirley
Leslie Shows
Estee Stevens
Tsunghan Sun
Tessa Sutton
Weston Teruya
Ryan Thayer
Skye Thorstenson
Kirsten Tradowsky
Jamie Treacy
Jamie Vasta
Amy Walkup
Michael Wallace
Nathan Watson
Erica Lee Wheelock

Nick Karvounis  
Crates
Wood, Artificial Nature, Spray Paint
2' x 2' x 2'
2004
 
Artist Statement
The work that I have been creating over the last year stems from familiar objects that exist in our monotonous environment. Without hesitation we function within a given set of perimeters that stains our subconscious. Day in and day out we interact with objects of commonplace without recognizing their inherent properties. Through labor-intensive craft and store bought materials my work illustrates simple, but humorous and absurd anthropomorphic relationships between these objects. Whether it’s the playful destruction of an object’s function or an idea that changes the perception of its environment, my drawings, photographs and sculptures pose questions on our relationship with them.

Contact
narkonis@hotmail.com

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