Proposal: Solo exhibit of Emily Schnellbacher Bean’s sculptures and installations. Exhibit name is TBD.
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Timeline: Winter 2023 / Spring 2024
Statement: The work in this exhibit reflects on Earth’s splendors and explores humanity’s conflicted relationship with nature. We seek solace and healing in nature, retreating to parks and camping in forests, but we also extract resources from nature to support our modern lives, destroying natural environments in the process. In my sculptures I use the familiarity of fashion and household fabrics to transform my subject matter, mirroring this strained relationship with nature. In some of the sculptures, imagery from the natural world is photographically printed directly onto the fabric used to depict human bones and organs—drawing a more pointed relationship between our bodies and the universe. By deepening our appreciation for the many ways in which humanity is knitted into the fabric of nature, I hope to inspire action towards preserving our limited natural resources.
Number of pieces for the exhibit: 8 soft-sculptures and 3 soft-sculpture installations
List of work for exhibit inclusion (in order of artwork images below):
“Cactaceae” (Cactus sculpture)
“Crassulaceae” (Succulents installation)
“Anthozoa” (Coral Reef installation)
“Renewal” (Fall Leaves sculpture)
“Devil’s Ivy” (Pothos sculpture)
“Making Space for Air” (Lungs sculpture)
“Luxe” (Heart sculpture)
“Oceans Within” (3 Hearts sculpture)
“Beginning Bones” (Spine sculpture)
Title TBD (Rainforest installation) - currently a WIP
Title TBD (Brain sculpture) - currently a WIP
Exhibit Space Minimum Requirements:
Sample Aerial Diagram of Work in a Gallery Space:
Images of completed work for this exhibit:
Title: Cactaceae
Medium: Fabric, embroidery, wire, PVC pipe, and fiberfill
Dimensions: 48” wide x 78” tall x 48” deep
Year Created: 2023
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $8,000
For more images of this sculpture, including detail views, CLICK HERE.
Title: Crassulaceae
Medium: Fabric, wire, and fiberfill
Dimensions: 90" wide x 18" tall x 75” deep
Year Created: 2021
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $12,000
For more images of this installation, including detail views, CLICK HERE.
Title: Anthozoa
Medium: Fabric, yarn, mesh tubing, wire, and fiberfill
Dimensions: 114" wide x 24" tall x 96” deep
Year Created: 2022
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $11,000
For more images of this installation, including detail views, CLICK HERE.
Title: Renewal
Medium: Velvet, leather, fiberfill, and wire
Dimensions: 26” wide x 23” tall x 6” deep
Year Created: 2020
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $1,250
For a detail view, CLICK HERE.
Title: Devil's Ivy
Medium: Velvet, leather, embroidery thread, fiberfill, and wire
Dimensions: 21” wide x 16” tall x 10” deep
Year Created: 2020
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $1,250
For a detail view, CLICK HERE.
Title: Making Space for Air
Medium: Velvet, felt, and fiberfill
Dimensions: 15” wide x 18” tall x 5” deep
Year Created: 2020
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $1,500
For a side view, CLICK HERE.
Title: Luxe
Medium: Velvet, knit fabric, fiberfill, and cast iron stand
Dimensions: 4.5” wide x 9.5” tall x 3” deep
Year Created: 2020
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $400
For a back view, CLICK HERE.
Title: Oceans Within
Medium: Photographic printed fabric, salvaged velvet and fabric, embroidery, and fiberfill.
Dimensions: 16” wide x 6” tall x 2” deep
Year Created 2016
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $900
Title: Beginning Bones
Medium: Hand-sewn photographic printed fabric, fiberfill, and cast iron stand
Dimensions: 6.5” wide x 22'“ tall x 5” deep
Year Created: 2016
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $2,500
For a front view, CLICK HERE and for a back view, CLICK HERE.
Mockups of in-progress work for this exhibit:
Title: TBD, aka Rainforest installation
About: This is a digital mockup of my plans to build a wall-hanging soft-sculpture installation, depicting a segment of a rainforest.
Media: Fabric, fiberfill, and wire
Dimensions: Approximately 96” wide x 60” tall x 18” deep
Year Created: 2023 expected completion
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $12,000 (may change upon completion)
Title: TBD, aka Brain sculpture
About: This is a digital mockup of my plans to sew a wall-hanging soft-sculpture depicting a brain with the use of sunset photographic-printed fabric.
Dimensions: Approximately 6” wide x 7” tall x 4” deep
Year Created: 2023 expected completion
Retail Price (assuming a 50% gallery commission): $500 (may change upon completion)