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BIO
Spencer Gale, Born in 1999 in Pasadena California has a practice based in Altadena California, Chicago, and South Western Colorado. He is receiving his BFA at the School of the Arts Institute of Chicago. He is an interdisciplinary artist examining the relationship between found object sculpture and Light. He is interested in
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work explores light’s many fascinating aspects; I strive to create work that is joyful
and has that “wow” factor that is exciting. I explore different concepts through this
broad umbrella, through my bone stacks I explore the aether qualities of light as a life
giving ora that surrounds and envelops my stacked sculptures. I also research the rich
color of high intensity light, investigating lasers mixing with different mediums to
create intricate and abstract forms. light also has a capacity to activate materials that I
am fascinated by, I enjoy diving into the UV and the infra red through niche interactions
like ultra violet lights ability to excite uranium into releasing photons when its
electrons move through different energy levels. Through my sculptural practice I reach
out into the scientific world and bring lights many fascinating qualities back to my
audience as an entertainment phenomenon. This is not the end all be all of my work
but it is often the mechanism through which I express my sculptural voice. I also
engage in a rich found object practice that is often interlaced into my other sculptural
goals. I think the story of an object and its acquisition layers my work in some
instances wether it be bones I spent my childhood gathering, Uranium glass hunted for
in upstate New York traced back to the victorian era, or construction materials like
street lights and man hole covers that have an irresistible quality to them I can’t
quantify; these materials supplement my goals as an artist.
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