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Graduating Student: Brian Divis (S 21)

My process paper is titled “Taken as Gospel: The Fallacy of Absolutes in Social Consciousness and Midwestern Craft”. It highlights my studies in philosophy and sociology by questioning the truthfulness of our objective opinions due to a socially constructed reality. It is guided by the notion that acceptance of a perpetual fluctuation in our own cultural orientation, as well as that of others, is a crucial dynamic in achieving human empathy and understanding.

The work in my graduate exhibition explores these ideas by complicating the tactile perceptions and knowledge of objects in our shared space, prompting an awareness in physical orientation, and fostering an understanding of the forces at play in the formation of our objective opinions.

Who, or what is your work in conversation with?

My work is in conversation with the traditions of painting and light. The sculptural surfaces push the latent possibilities of materials we think we know, allowing the forgettably familiar to masquerade as something approaching the uncanny and create a tactile reflective surface worthy of reverence.

Who were your Artist-Mentors?

Sarah Krepp

Matthew Girson

Allison Wade

Sam Jaffe

Brian Divis 2021

What was on your play list during your time at VCFA?

Semester 1: Tyler Ramsey – For The Morning

Semester 2: Chance the Rapper – Coloring Book

Semester 3: Glass Animals – How To Be A Human Being

Semester 4: Phoebe Bridgers – Stranger In The Alps

Brian Divis 2021
Brian Divis 2021
Brian Divis 2021

Where do you live?

I am based in Chicago.

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