Carin Mincemoyer
Biography
From http://www.carinmincemoyer.com/
My work is an investigation of desire and the means by which people attempt to attain the objects of their longing [] I am particularly interested in the contrasting set of desires that we often expect the natural, or non-human, world to fulfill []
In my artistic practice, I strive to create sculptures and environments that operate in an in-between placerather than attempt to assert a particular viewpoint, I hope to create opportunities for heightened perception of our daily predicament. Many of the materials I use are commonplace household items, such as Styrofoam or plastic packaging. I choose these materials not only because of their status as a by-product of an industrialized culture, but also because their sheer ubiquity lends itself to addressing an experience of our environment that is not exceptional, but practiced on a mass scale.
A sense of living vicariously seems to be a hallmark of life in contemporary society. It is this sense that fuels our constant pursuit of our desires. In my work, I am driven to investigate this ongoing chase and to question where it might lead us.
Carin Mincemoyer received her MFA in Art from SUNY Buffalo and BFA in Art from Carnegie Mellon University. She has shown at Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Pittsburgh; Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of PA; ODD Gallery, Dawson City, Yukon Territory, Canada; Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY; d.u.m.b.o. arts center, Brooklyn; and more.
