Lucy Pistilli

With a background in painting, my recent work has become split between mixed media work on paper, and miniature dioramas/sculptures/jewelry. The primary unifying element of my work is that I am always exploring aspects of being human that are both strange and familiar, taboo and commonplace, in an attempt to destigmatize that which we avoid discussing yet are always thinking about. Both bodies of work also utilize found imagery/objects and invoke obsessive detail. My 2D work frequently focuses on death and/or ritualistic behavior. I collect and reference imagery from discarded family photography, projecting my own experiences on scenes from the lives of others, and layering patterns/symbols that reference decay and other indications of the passage of time. My 3D work explores nudity through commonplace domestic scenes as well as art historic references. I fill found vessels (pill/match boxes, lockets, pocket watches) with tiny pocketable sculptural works. Within this vein of work I allow myself to embrace a more whimsical and pedestrian world of craft and hobby. Both aspects of my work are centered around the elements human existence that we frequently consider morbid or inappropriate despite being inevitable parts of our experience, and are sometimes as much poetic or whimsical as dark or perverted.
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