International Artist-In-Residence
New Works 10.3
Roy McMakin
Seattle, WA
November 18, 2010–January 09, 2011
Roy McMakin's woodwork defies categorization. His skillfully designed tables, chairs, and sofas fit as easily into a domestic space as they do into an art exhibition, and the degree of an object's functionality is often determined by the environment in which it resides. Humor is also a feature of many of the artist's works. In the Duchampian-inspired Untitled (Wooden Toilet) (2005) the artist crafted a commode out of wood, transforming an ordinary functional object into sculpture through an unusual selection of material. Through this type of playful recontextualization, McMakin encourages the viewer to re-examine our emotional and psychological response to common home furnishings.
