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Dan Lam is a Vietnamese-American sculptor and visual artist known for her "drippy" sculptures and use of vibrant color. Using materials of polyurethane foam, acrylic paint and epoxy resin, her finished work often dangles over shelf ledges and attempts to contrast emotions of desire and disgust. Artists who've inspired Lam's work include Eva Hesse, Claes Oldenburg, and Lynda Benglis.
In 2016, Lam credited Social media, specifically Instagram, for helping to expose her work to a wide audience.
She earned an undergraduate degree in 2010 from North Texas University and a Masters degree from Arizona State University, where she was challenged for making things "too pretty". This inspired her to explore concepts of excessive beauty.
References
- Recinos, Eva (03 April 2016). "These Drippy Sculptures Look Like Alien Organisms". Vice.com. Vice Media Group. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
Her process builds on the standard forms of sculpture, but still represents experimentation with the medium.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Mawadjeh, Hady (31 Aug 2016). "How Instagram Is Changing The Art Market". Art & Seek, KERA, NPR. KERA - NPR. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
They sort of look like alien creatures or melting blobs and the internet loves them. And for that, she credits Instagram.
{{cite web}}: More than one of|author1=and|last1=specified (help) - Jansen, Charlotte (06 Apr 2016). "Eye popping: Dan Lam's Polymorphous Sensory Sculptures". Wallpaper*. T1 Media Limited. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
With the drippy sculptures, I look to the body (flesh, skin, foods) and nature (aposematism) for cues.
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