Statement
I embrace absurdist sensibilities and irreverent humor to create works on paper and sculpture. Fluorescent vinyl, text fragments, regular and irregular geometric forms, odd color combinations and deflated phalluses are all part of my repertoire. Driven by a sense of intellectual curiosity and play, I borrow from a wealth of sources and motifs—finding inspiration in song lyrics, book passages, and popular culture.
At times my work is bright and optimistic, while at other times I am drawn to darker psychological states: failure, embarrassment, and insecurity. Contemporary life is characterized by a dense, fast-paced present in which the fluctuations between these states are constant and unmediated. I seek to expose and describe the here and now through free associations between experiential reality and creative imagination. Using the processes of drawing, sewing and printing, I am constantly searching for strategies to intensify the present moment and illuminate the conflicted aspects contemporary existence.
Bio
Angela Malchionno works in print media, fiber, and installation. She received her MFA in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2007) and her BFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2002). Malchionno maintains a studio in St. Louis, MO, where where she teaches printmaking and drawing at Washington University.
I embrace absurdist sensibilities and irreverent humor to create works on paper and sculpture. Fluorescent vinyl, text fragments, regular and irregular geometric forms, odd color combinations and deflated phalluses are all part of my repertoire. Driven by a sense of intellectual curiosity and play, I borrow from a wealth of sources and motifs—finding inspiration in song lyrics, book passages, and popular culture.
At times my work is bright and optimistic, while at other times I am drawn to darker psychological states: failure, embarrassment, and insecurity. Contemporary life is characterized by a dense, fast-paced present in which the fluctuations between these states are constant and unmediated. I seek to expose and describe the here and now through free associations between experiential reality and creative imagination. Using the processes of drawing, sewing and printing, I am constantly searching for strategies to intensify the present moment and illuminate the conflicted aspects contemporary existence.
Bio
Angela Malchionno works in print media, fiber, and installation. She received her MFA in Printmaking from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (2007) and her BFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2002). Malchionno maintains a studio in St. Louis, MO, where where she teaches printmaking and drawing at Washington University.
