Sarah Muehlbauer
Interdisciplinary Artist / Collaborator
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45 credit review — 12/18/2009
"As far as consistency of thought goes, I prefer inconsistency."
--John Cage
In some ways this statement describes my practice. I prefer collaboration to solitary making, and art objects often form as a residue of process rather than an end goal. I work through a variety of media including, but not limited to, video, textiles, and performance.
As a maker, I use the archetype of the garment as a second-skin, a layer analogizing the relationship between the internal and external reality of the wearer. These objects address the material body, and the social and cultural constructions that shape its use. Recently I've worked with plastic, a ubiquitous material that implies malleability, evoking constantly changing notions of self and environment.
Since moving to Philadelphia to pursue my Masters at Tyler School of Art, I have worked with a number of performers and sound artists to make site-specific work. I constantly seek out new projects and opportunities to stretch my boundaries. With this in mind, I am taking aerial classes at the Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, hoping to incorporate them into my practice.
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