CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU
New works by Delia Dante
Can't Take It With You, Delia Dante was inspired by an unexpected betrayal of a beloved family member and the emotional wounds the act left behind. With its hand-blown glass horns and a bejeweled crown, Greedy Bastard is the star of the show representing the universal idea of gut-wrenching breach of trust. “A suit of greed you wear with sorted pride and ignorance, blind eyes to the reality of what you have done”. Through other sculptures such as The Two-Faced Fool and The Thief of Innocence, the series is intended to provoke thoughtful reflection on the human experience and the destruction caused by selfish behavior.
Delia’s use of complex processes, including welding, enameling, and metalsmithing, creates an experience unique for the viewer and a feast for the eyes. Each skull was 3D printed using plant-based filament and then electroplated with copper. These skulls are then burned out, leaving a copper shell, which can then be welded to and glass enameled to add luminous colors. The crown designs and symbolism were all drawn using a computer process, then cut out on her CNC machine and hand-formed. The use of skulls is meant to strip away the physical aspects to only leave the core of what she describes as “human failings,” not to be tied to gender, race, or religion.
Decadent and grotesquely beautiful, these sculptures will draw you in with their beauty and monstrous appeal. With themes of war, greed, and dark legacies, this show will leave the viewer contemplating the legacies we want to leave behind.
Delia’s use of complex processes, including welding, enameling, and metalsmithing, creates an experience unique for the viewer and a feast for the eyes. Each skull was 3D printed using plant-based filament and then electroplated with copper. These skulls are then burned out, leaving a copper shell, which can then be welded to and glass enameled to add luminous colors. The crown designs and symbolism were all drawn using a computer process, then cut out on her CNC machine and hand-formed. The use of skulls is meant to strip away the physical aspects to only leave the core of what she describes as “human failings,” not to be tied to gender, race, or religion.
Decadent and grotesquely beautiful, these sculptures will draw you in with their beauty and monstrous appeal. With themes of war, greed, and dark legacies, this show will leave the viewer contemplating the legacies we want to leave behind.
Screwed You
Two Faced Fool
Self Appointed King |
Genocide King
Thief of Innocence |
