Chad Person

Chad Person (born 1978) is an American contemporary artist primarily known for his sculptural and collage works.[1]

Work

His project: RECESS (resource exhaustion crisis evacuation safety shelter) is an example of his conceptual approach.[2] In this ongoing project, Person undertakes a DIY conversion of a swimming pool into a bomb shelter / survival bunker, highlighting the potentially negative outcomes of maintaining a hardcore survivalist mentality. The intentionally controversial subject matter in project RECESS led Asylum to label Person "the most paranoid man in America".[3]

In 2010, one of his sculptures was seized from Mark Moore Gallery by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives pending allegations that it was an illegally manufactured and trafficked firearm.[4][5]

Person is also known for his collages that used sliced up American dollar bills.[6][7][8] One such work, Yixing Teapot and iPod (from the series Worshipping Mammon: An Exploration of Value), is in the collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art.[9]

His collaboration with Hiroshi Fuji was featured in the Site Santa Fe Biennial in 2008.

In 2015 he presented Prospector, a forty-foot high inflatable sculpture, in downtown Denver Colorado.[10][11][12]

References
  1. "Art review: Chad Person at Mark Moore". 6 August 2010.
  2. "Account Suspended". www.chadperson.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. "Artist Builds Backyard Survival Shelter, Homemade Shotgun Robot - Asylum.com". Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
  4. "Currency Collages More Clever Than You Think". HuffPost. 11 April 2012.
  5. "Is it Legal to Make, Build or Manufacture a Gun?". www.shtfblog.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  6. "Chad Person Makes Mythical Beasts and Military Vehicles from Sliced Dollar Bills". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  7. "Cut Money Collage Art by Chad Person". 10 April 2012.
  8. "Intricate Collages Made From Strips of Cash". 21 October 2013.
  9. "Yixing Teapot and iPod (from the series Worshipping Mammon: An Exploration of Value)". New Mexico Museum of Art.
  10. Archuletta, Lauren (21 October 2015). ""Prospector" Will Loom Over Denver Today, in New Black Cube Pop-Up". Westword.
  11. "40-foot inflatable prospector sculpture rises near Colorado Capitol". 23 October 2015.
  12. "Big Blue Prospector Inflatable Hard To Miss In Downtown Denver". 30 October 2015.
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