G00$HY CL00T (Sculptural Object)

Bio:

$UL0 BEE earned their BFA from Texas State University with a focus in Metals and Jewelry in 2018.They have exhibited their work with Heidi Lowe Gallery, Ombre Gallery, Vancouver Metal Arts Association, Australian Temp/Contemp Gallery, and Milan Jewelry Week. They were included in the Emerging Artist program of New York City Jewelry Week and completed a 3 month residency at the Baltimore Jewelry Center in 2018. $UL0 is featured in the Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt Learning Lab highlighting LGBTQIA+ artists, SNAG JaMS, ARTISTAR Jewels, and Accessory Vanity Fair Magazine.

Artist Statement:

Through my metalsmithing practice, I build an alternate reality called $P4RKL3 FiLTH CL0UD NiNE that is filled with objects and jewelry that exist as a form of protection of self. As a nonbinary individual, I create work that unapologetically challenges the role of contemporary craft culture and its impact on the perception of gender and class. My work is lush with complex fabrication and alternative materials that create a maximalist aesthetic. Color is a focal point, often in bright, bold, and neon palettes that reference candy wrappers, lottery tickets, and other discarded treasures I find on the streets. Working intuitively is imperative to my research, as I arrive at meaning through making. Thus, the work is an ongoing reflection of self, experimentation, healing, and searching for what makes SPARKLE FILTH CLOUD NINE.