Annalisa Vobis

MFA, California College Of The Arts, San Francisco, California
B.A. in Sculpture, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

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Inner Landscapes

91" x 80" x 50"; acrylic felt and fabric; 2008

"Inspired by Love," a novel by the French writer Stendhal, this exhibition takes the crystallization process as starting point. Crystallization describes a mental metamorphosis in which unattractive characteristics of a new love are transformed into perceptional crystals. According to Stendhal, crystallization is that action of the mind that discovers purity and perfection in its beloved at every turn of event.

 

Second Nature (aka Coral Bleaching)

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(Mr. polyp's last dinner)
90" x 80" x 50"; acrylic felt and fabric; 2006

 

 

Red Tides

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20" x 48" x 2"; acrylic felt; 2005

Memories to Marine Biology studies about blooming algae.

 

Symbiosis

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27" x 62" x 5"; felt; 2005

 

Checkmate

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32" x 21" x 2"; felt; 2005

 

Dancing Worms (aka Annelids)

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10" x 22" x 8"; paper, noodles, paint, lamp; 2005

Worm grunting is the method of attracting worms from the ground. A wooden stake and a roping iron is used to produce musical vibrations of the soil. The worms can't resist and appear on the ground.