copyright1972

copyright1972
Male / 35

Los Angeles, CA

Member Since: 3/9/2007
Last Seen: 5/23/2008

http://copyright1972.uber.com

Resume

Born Boston, MA 1972

Education

1996-98 University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL - Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture
1991-94 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL - Bachelor of Fine Arts

Solo Shows

2007

Trophy Room, curated by Lorie Mertes, Moore College of Art & Design, Philadelphia, PA
2006

        Trophy Room, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, D.C.
       SKRAWL, The Art Collection at Mid-Manhattan Library, New York, NY
       Windows On Fifth, Mid-Manhattan Library, New York, NY
2005

More Mutations, LUXE Gallery- Project space, New York, NY
Animal Xing, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
2003

trans•gen•ic, LUXE Gallery, New York, NY
2002

Foul, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL
Love Story, ArtCenter-South Florida, Art 800 Exhibition Space, Miami Beach, FL

Selected Exhibitions
2007

Why look at Animals?, untitled (space) gallery, New Haven, CT
Frisbee Poster Project LA, Circus of Books, Los Angeles, CA
2006

        Out of True*, curated by Micaela Giovannotti & Joyce Korotkin, Miami Design District, Miami, FL
        Art and Flowers, Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garderns, Miami, FL
        PULSE Art Fair, (Ambrosino Gallery), Miami, FL
       Aqua Art Fair, (Irvine Contemporary), Miami, FL
       Trespass, The Yard@CasaLin, site-specific installation, Miami, FL
       Peekskill Project 2006, curated by Micaela Giovannotti, Peekskill, NY
       Aniamlia, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, D.C.
       Make Over, Tastes Like Chicken Artspace, Brooklyn, NY
2005

        Pink is for Miami, Edgezones, World Arts Building, Miami, FL
       Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center (Ambrosino Gallery), Miami Beach, FL
       The Yard@CasaLin, site-specific installation, Miami, FL
       Bronx Art Now, Sculpture in Process, Bronx River Art Center, Bronx, NY
        Miracolo a Milano, Palazzo della Ragione, Milan, Italy
2004

        Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center (Ambrosino Gallery), Miami Beach, FL
        SWARM, site-specific installation, The Yard @ CasaLin, Miami, FL
        Urban Recipes Redux, site-specific installation, HEREart, New York, NY
        Technology and the Future, The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science, Tallahassee, FL
       Simply Drawn, LUXE Gallery, New York, NY
        Beautiful Male Object, Sara Nightingale Gallery, Water Mill, NY
        Urban Recipes, site-specific installation, Rocket Projects, Miami, FL
2003

        Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center (Ambrosino Gallery), Miami Beach, FL
Noah’s Ark: Animals Among Us, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
        Made in Miami, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
        City Mouse/Country Mouse, Stare Suit Performance, Space 101, Brooklyn, NY
        Reconstruction Biennial, Inner City Project, Exit Art, New York, NY
2002

        Art Basel Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center (Ambrosino Gallery), Miami Beach, FL
        Stare Suit 2.0, 3 performances, The Affordable Art Fair, New York, NY
        NO Show, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami, FL
        Pastel Pastoral, 1-year installation, Pineapple Grove Art walk, Delray Beach, FL
        Peculiarly Pink, LUXE Gallery, New York, NY
        Globe>Miami<Island, MOCA D.C., Washington, D.C.
        BOMB, Brooklyn Front, Brooklyn, NY
2001

        Globe>Miami<Island, Bass Museum, Miami Beach, FL
        Blotter, Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL
Mo•mint, Brooklyn Front, Brooklyn, NY
        mint, Brooklyn Front, Brooklyn, NY
2000

Snapshot, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD
Body Art, The Museum of Natural History, New York, NY

Artist Statement

Darwin,
Evolution, revolution.
Survival of the fittest.
Natural Selection vs. Genetic Manipulation
Biotech, cloning, Dolly.
Creating our pets.
New species, unique breeds.
Intensified features and traits.
Better living through science.
Bio-pharms.
Corporate branding.
The Human Genome Project.
Breeding tomorrow’s medicine.
Cracking the code, patenting the drugs.

Basic building blocks of life,
a child’s Tinker-Toys:
A, G, T, C.
Genetic flaws, disease,
Biodiversity eliminated.

DNA.
Your identity. Who owns it?
What are you? Who are you?
Who is watching you?

Blending of biology and technology.
Patenting genetic organisms.
Nanno technology, self-replicating machines.
Artificial intelligence, limbs and organs.
Smart animals, smart skin,
Synthetic Biology.
Killing for Conservation,
Exhibitions for the future.

Harvesting foods of the future.
Feeding the world.
Bigger fish, riper bananas.
How do they taste?
Are they safe?