Midwest
Spotlight Artist
Merick Reed
Midwest
Artist Statement
My work stems from a career in architecture, interior, and graphic design. With my dimensional wall art, I’m interested in exploring the interplay of pattern and disruption, order and disorder, calm and tension. I pair precise and refined fabrication with an irregular or unpredictable arrangement. My constructions are made from multiple repeated parts, all of which are slightly varied. The use of ultra-bright monochromatic color is a distinct counter-reaction to years of clients’ dismal color requirements.
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