Alicia Barton, "Mini Monsters (7)"
Polyurethane foam, aqua resin, rubber glass, 3 hair bows
BIO
Alicia Barton is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Albany, NY. Her amorphous sculptures contrast the alluring and attractive with the repulsive and grotesque and are self referential. She received her M.F.A. in Studio Art in Sculpture from the University at Albany in 2022. She completed her B.F.A. in Studio Art with dual concentrations in Sculpture and Painting & Drawing from The College of Saint Rose in 2020, which she began at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In 2022, Alicia co-founded The Box Party artist collective with 5 of her peers, which is committed to creating and bringing accessible art to the community. In 2023, Alicia graduated her apprenticeship and now works as a tattoo artist in Troy, NY.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Through a repetitive and intuitive process, I create visceral, ambiguous sculptures. I am influenced by the goth aesthetic, creating work which contrasts the alluring and attractive with the repulsive and grotesque. A sensation of familiarity shrouds the sculptures challenges what is known or unknown, living or decaying, with intent to simultaneously comfort and unsettle. My process forces me to surrender myself to materiality—as bulbous forms and cavernous areas emerge, I react and respond through building, stuffing, carving, and dripping. Miniature works allow for a greater sense of play, as I embellish the works with found and owned objects referring to my adolescent self. Underneath these imposing “monsters’” whimsical skins, an unnerving emotional weight is revealed which holds no absolutes. These forms serve as a mirror of my identity—exposing internal existential anxieties and grief, yet adorned by a luxurious, candy-colored shell.
Polyurethane foam, aqua resin, rubber glass, 3 hair bows
BIO
Alicia Barton is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Albany, NY. Her amorphous sculptures contrast the alluring and attractive with the repulsive and grotesque and are self referential. She received her M.F.A. in Studio Art in Sculpture from the University at Albany in 2022. She completed her B.F.A. in Studio Art with dual concentrations in Sculpture and Painting & Drawing from The College of Saint Rose in 2020, which she began at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In 2022, Alicia co-founded The Box Party artist collective with 5 of her peers, which is committed to creating and bringing accessible art to the community. In 2023, Alicia graduated her apprenticeship and now works as a tattoo artist in Troy, NY.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Through a repetitive and intuitive process, I create visceral, ambiguous sculptures. I am influenced by the goth aesthetic, creating work which contrasts the alluring and attractive with the repulsive and grotesque. A sensation of familiarity shrouds the sculptures challenges what is known or unknown, living or decaying, with intent to simultaneously comfort and unsettle. My process forces me to surrender myself to materiality—as bulbous forms and cavernous areas emerge, I react and respond through building, stuffing, carving, and dripping. Miniature works allow for a greater sense of play, as I embellish the works with found and owned objects referring to my adolescent self. Underneath these imposing “monsters’” whimsical skins, an unnerving emotional weight is revealed which holds no absolutes. These forms serve as a mirror of my identity—exposing internal existential anxieties and grief, yet adorned by a luxurious, candy-colored shell.
Polyurethane foam, aqua resin, rubber glass, 3 hair bows
BIO
Alicia Barton is a multidisciplinary visual artist from Albany, NY. Her amorphous sculptures contrast the alluring and attractive with the repulsive and grotesque and are self referential. She received her M.F.A. in Studio Art in Sculpture from the University at Albany in 2022. She completed her B.F.A. in Studio Art with dual concentrations in Sculpture and Painting & Drawing from The College of Saint Rose in 2020, which she began at the Fashion Institute of Technology. In 2022, Alicia co-founded The Box Party artist collective with 5 of her peers, which is committed to creating and bringing accessible art to the community. In 2023, Alicia graduated her apprenticeship and now works as a tattoo artist in Troy, NY.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Through a repetitive and intuitive process, I create visceral, ambiguous sculptures. I am influenced by the goth aesthetic, creating work which contrasts the alluring and attractive with the repulsive and grotesque. A sensation of familiarity shrouds the sculptures challenges what is known or unknown, living or decaying, with intent to simultaneously comfort and unsettle. My process forces me to surrender myself to materiality—as bulbous forms and cavernous areas emerge, I react and respond through building, stuffing, carving, and dripping. Miniature works allow for a greater sense of play, as I embellish the works with found and owned objects referring to my adolescent self. Underneath these imposing “monsters’” whimsical skins, an unnerving emotional weight is revealed which holds no absolutes. These forms serve as a mirror of my identity—exposing internal existential anxieties and grief, yet adorned by a luxurious, candy-colored shell.