Rebecca Szeto
"untitled"
various dimensions
(approx 20' x 15' x 12')
2004

Rebecca Szeto
DOLLY I , DOLLY II (installation view)
steel wool
approx. 36" x 50" x 4" each
2003

Rebecca Szeto
HERD MENTALITY (installation view)
steel wool
various dimensions (approx 60' x 11' x 3")
2003-2004

Rebecca Szeto
HERD MENTALITY (installation view)
steel wool
various dimensions (approx 60' x 11' x 3")
2003-2004

I am fascinated by everyday life: collecting and using ordinary, unwanted and post-consumer products like scouring pads, rose thorns, rust, and used-up sandpaper. My process develops as an exploration of the qualities inherent in my materials and evolves into a deeper look at their implications and meanings. I play with subtle shifts of perception, fluctuating between truth and fiction, destruction and construction, hinting at a tenuous stability whose strength relies on its flexibility and resilience. My work is often a humorous experience of confounded expectations, where the viewer recognizes one thing, but upon closer inspection, realizes something strange and not quite right is going on. Whether I am combining latex with lace, replacing oil paint with rust, or pulling steel wool apart to draw, my works all point to the real material of creativity: a quality of mark, a motivation, a concept.