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Alexis Granwell
Alexis Granwell is a Professor of Drawing, Sculpture, and Graduate Studies, teaching at both The University of Pennsylvania and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. She is also a founding member and former director of Philadelphia’s Tiger Strikes Asteroid Gallery. Granwell combines handmade paper and a variety of textiles into highly tactile sculptural shapes that evoke and engage the body. At times, she creates works mounted on the wall; more frequently, her hardened paper pulp forms are matched with architectural bases built from wood, cement, steel, and plaster. The weight and raw finishes of the bases’ materials contrast with the individualized colors that bloom across the delicate paper surfaces, resulting in a sensual investigation of the different materials, textures, and densities that animate three-dimensional form. |