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The benefit auction for MOCA Cleveland includes 46 works that speak to the dynamism + diversity of contemporary art practice today. The auction is part of the Museum’s annual gala fundraiser supporting MOCA’s exhibitions + educational programs.

©Artist Christina Massey. Studio shot, 2018. Photo: Courtesy of the artist

Facts: 

Christina Massey is a Brooklyn-based sculptural painter & installation artist.

Massey's practice is concerned with the manifestations of nature and the systemic organization of clade-like free-form organismal objects created from common, everyday materials. 

Artist’s work has been exhibited in over a dozen solo exhibitions including with the Noyes Art Museum, Rush Arts Galleries, Brown University and abroad in cities such as London, Toronto and Tokyo. 

She has won multiple awards for her work including most recently the SIP Fellowship at the EFA Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, Puffin Foundation Grant, Mayer Foundation Grant and Merit Scholarship at Urban Glass. Massey’s work can be found in multiple private and public collections including the Janet Turner Museum and Credit Suisse.

“Artisanal 23″ 2017 24" H x 19" W x 7" D (61 cm x 48.25 cm x 18 cm) acrylic, enamel and image transfer on wire, mesh, paper and aluminum beer cans

"I am greatly inspired by textiles and fiber arts, yet at the same time drawn to and unable to escape the pull of a painting. I use techniques such as weaving and hand stitching to highlight, enhance and contradict the typical painter's canvas, turning the works into highly textural, abstracted versions of paintings themselves, blurring the definition between fiber art, painting, and sculpture."

The artist is influenced by John Chamberlain, Susan Bengali, El Anatsui and Lee Bontecou

Massey’s work shares a sensitivity to materials, form, and process with an inspiration from textiles and re-purposed products. 

Artist’s studio routine: 

I'm a very intuitive creator. I tend to react to the materials and play with their limitations, unique qualities and challenge myself to see how I can manipulate them and create in that space of both abstraction and recognition. I tend to create quickly, building and sculpting the materials into forms that then need that reflective time for more extended periods of time as the process of getting to its completion slows and ultimately halts.

The beginning stages of her creative process are very sculptural. It develops from choices about materials, form, texture and shape before paint is applied. 

Her work is highly intuitive, reacting to the materials and building upon them as the work evolves. 

In 2018, Spotteart is excited to present Clade, vaguely, a solo exhibition of the artist's recent work. This is the second collaboration between the artist and our platform. The collection is available for purchase online from July 20th, 2018. The show presents 12 biomorphic sculptures and botanical monoprint collages in a range of sizes. The artist speculates on a future of Anthropocene, shining the light on the possible man-made impact onto the biological forms. The preservation of our environment and appreciation for nature reveals itself through her choice of materials and form. Each work asks the viewer to stretch their imagination and invites their curiosity in a struggle to identify their marks, engaging in the creative process through the act of exploration of the Art.

CHRISTINA MASSEY "Artisanal 9" 2016 20" H x 24" W x 5" D (50.8 cm x 61 cm x 12.7 cm) acrylic and enamel on wire, mesh, fabric, paper and aluminum beer cans

Artisanal 24" 2018 35” H x 22” W x 7” D (89 cm x 56 cm x 18 cm) acrylic and water-based enamel on monoprint image transfer on paper with repurposed aluminum, plastic fencing and wire

14+ Foundation, a benefit auction for "Art for Africa" is an auction organized by the innovative US menswear trade show Liberty Fairs in collaboration with Levi’s and Schott NYC.

Bid on one-of-a-kind jackets that have been hand-painted by a curated selection of artists such as #MatthewBrandt and more. All proceeds will go to 14+ Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to building and operating schools and orphanages in rural Africa.

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