22 November 2008

Katie DiChiara's Page

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I am...: I live and work in the seaside town of Swampscott, MA, just north of Boston, creating sculptures form artificial hair and plastics along with other shiny materials. My craft has been honed from childhood by drawing and playing in the shop with my machinist father, learning about fashion and metals at Mass College of Art, and playing with hair as a stylist.

About my artwork: The shiny veneer of our reality.

I see in today’s culture everything marketed as product. Even war is turned into a hot new game and resembles a slick TV ad repeated endlessly until it becomes your unconscious mantra. We're all suckers for beauty, and the sparkle of savvy marketing blinds us to what is really going on. My work also uses glitter and shine to attract, but its intent is to reveal the truth inside by poking fun at the glitz.

I love working with synthetic hair, plastics, and fabrics. This is partly from my past experience as a hairstylist and working in clubs, but also because they have the ability to act as a veneer to the subject. I’m fascinated by clouds and stubborn plants sprouting from cement, which is my limited nature in the city, and I’m hooked on The New Yorker and National Geographic, whose stories inhabit my work.

My present work illustrates how current events are turned into glittery products. They are sold as a better, fabulous life, but beware! I don’t want the world around us to be destroyed by commercial interests, and hopefully my form of beauty lures you in to look past the facade.

Interests: culture, art, politics, love yoga, nature, cooking, addicted to The New Yorker, National Geographic...

What exhibitions are good at the moment?: http://flavorpill.com/newyork/events/2008/4/22/jeff-koons-on-the-roof

My artreview.com URL:
http://www.artreview.com/profile/KatieDiChiara
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At 4:06pm on 29th October 2008, Violet Water Dragon Productions said…: invitation to join

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At 10:37am on 20th October 2008, ART & ARTISTS LA said…: BLUEBIRD ART HOUSE AND ART&ARTISTS LA are pleased to announce the 1st INTERNATIONAL JURIED COMPETITION 2009.

Open to all artists in all fine arts media we seek to recognize outstanding quality and diversity in the arts.

The 2009 IJC is open to all artists worldwide, age 18 and older. All works must be original. Entries in the following medias will be accepted: Painting, Drawing, Mixed media, Printmaking, Watercolor, Ceramics, Sculpture, and Photography.

Entry Deadline February 15th 2009.

AWARD

A solo show next winter 2009 at Bluebird Art House and $1500 to the winner. 1 work in the show for each one of the 3 runner up.

To receive the Submission Form and bases

E-MAIL: BBIRDINTCOMP@YAHOO.COM

At 9:49pm on 17th October 2008, razeea Lindner said…: Hi Katie ,
Thanks for adding me.Your work is one of a kind.Very interesting visual language and interaction of space & material.Look forward for more !

At 3:40pm on 17th October 2008, Uoiba said…: Hey, thanks for the add! i hope i can participate often in the site. By the way i have liked your work so much, i felt both childhood and tear at the same time. Greetings

At 4:27pm on 14th October 2008, Ridha said…: Hi Katie !!I visited your site !! your works are wonderful. I like it !!!
I wish you all the best ... :)

At 1:16am on 3rd October 2008, Andrew Maydoney said…: Hi Katie, thanks for the friend ping! I am new here so I appreciate it. Seems like a great site. And really enjoyed looking at your portfolio. See you round!

At 5:10pm on 15th September 2008, Julie Tremblay said…: Nice work! Thanks for being my friend :-)

At 2:17pm on 12th September 2008, Simone Stoll said…: hello katie, your hairy sculptures are beautiful and tell me straight to go back to my paper and continue my hairy draiwings! thanks for finding me. actually, i was in Boston all summer! keep me posted
simone

At 12:16am on 8th September 2008, gualtiero said…: Carissima Katie,grazie per la Tua amicizia. Sono in partenza per Sardegna Arte Fiera dove sono stato invitato a partecipare.Al rientro avrò il piacere di contattarti .