Kat Chudy
Anxiety Suit
2023
Cotton, screen printed rayon, faux pearls, thread, polyester stuffing
36” x 20” x 48”
$3000
Website: http://www.katherinechudyart.com
Florida, USA
2023
Cotton, screen printed rayon, faux pearls, thread, polyester stuffing
36” x 20” x 48”
$3000
Website: http://www.katherinechudyart.com
Florida, USA
ARTIST INTERVIEW with ASL interpretation:
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
“I am a queer disabled artist living in Florida, finishing my MFA in studio art. I make work, write, and run a podcast called DIY Access that focuses on novel solutions to longstanding issues of inaccessibility. My art practice finds beautiful and dignified ways to show the invisible parts of being disabled. It is honest without veering into the murky waters of trauma porn and shows joy and optimism without becoming another artifact of toxic positivity. The work spans many mediums including printmaking, photography, painting, and fiber art - most of the pieces end up in conversation with one another when installed. Each medium is just as important as the idea being put into it, the form being another facet of communication that holds its own meaning. Democratic means of production are heavily favored, showing both the industrial application to the individual and how this mechanical reproduction can serve our liberation.”
BIO:
Kat Chudy (they/them) is a disabled queer American artist currently living and working in Florida. They grew up the child of military parents, traveling extensively throughout the United States during their childhood and continue to travel frequently whenever they can. They have been to 29 states and have visited Mexico, Brazil, and Canada. Chudy has lived in the southwest for more than 20 years and was forced to leave during the pandemic in search of better, more equitable health care. They have an extensive educational background in both art and science and seek to find the edge where the two disciplines meet and inform one another through the subject of their work – invisible disability. Chudy is an advocate for disability rights, healthcare rights, and educational reform.
DESCRIPTION:
Anxiety Suit
Front and back views of a dark haired figure in a black t-shirt and pants with a red lumpy "suit coat" on top. The suit is a three-dimensional, red jacket constructed from puffy irregular shaped intestine-like tubes. There are gaps among the tubes. Several tubes form a collar that rises above the middle of the model’s head. White laces criss-cross and tie at the front over the chest. The suit is hip length in front and thigh length in the back. Red threads dangle and garlands of white beads adorn the garment. The beads vary in size from 2 inches in diameter to tiny seed pearls.
-description by Teri Grossman
Front and back views of a dark haired figure in a black t-shirt and pants with a red lumpy "suit coat" on top. The suit is a three-dimensional, red jacket constructed from puffy irregular shaped intestine-like tubes. There are gaps among the tubes. Several tubes form a collar that rises above the middle of the model’s head. White laces criss-cross and tie at the front over the chest. The suit is hip length in front and thigh length in the back. Red threads dangle and garlands of white beads adorn the garment. The beads vary in size from 2 inches in diameter to tiny seed pearls.
-description by Teri Grossman
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