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Daniel Zeller - "Inference," 2015, Mixed media, Approx. 95 x 95 x 216 inches Daniel Zeller originally studied sculpture, later switching primarily to the medium of drawing. His drawings have always incorporated his interest in three-dimensionality. His large-scale sculpture “Inference” brings his two– and three–dimensional work together. This sculpture reveals its complex, armature– and architecture–like structure on the outside, suspending its soft skin-like fabric on the inside. It can be viewed as a vessel, tent, shelter, missile, or any other number of objects. Early on Zeller noted that his sculptures “resembled protective shells or carapaces of turtles, crabs, or other fleshy organisms which have long since departed.” Each integral section functions within its self-contained purpose, but the object in full has no function; it is a rotating contradiction. The black hole quality of the open end draws you in to its negative, quiet, protective space.

“Inference,” 2015, Mixed media, Approx. 95 x 95 x 216 inches
Daniel Zeller originally studied sculpture, later switching primarily to the medium of drawing. His drawings have always incorporated his interest in three-dimensionality. His large-scale sculpture “Inference” brings his two– and three–dimensional work together. This sculpture reveals its complex, armature– and architecture–like structure on the outside, suspending its soft skin-like fabric on the inside. It can be viewed as a vessel, tent, shelter, missile, or any other number of objects. Early on Zeller noted that his sculptures “resembled protective shells or carapaces of turtles, crabs, or other fleshy organisms which have long since departed.” Each integral section functions within its self-contained purpose, but the object in full has no function; it is a rotating contradiction. The black hole quality of the open end draws you in to its negative, quiet, protective space.

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