Supernova
THE VILLA TERRACE DECORATIVE ARTS MUSEUM
Sept 14, 2023 - March 10, 2024
Artists Hope Wang and Keith Kaziak create installations to understand the decay of their physical environments and the social politics that influence them. The artists honor these objects by meditating on their intended usage, or what they conceal and replicate their likenesses with complex crafting techniques. Using industrial patterns and materials allows narratives of consumption, gentrification, and human labor to emerge.
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is Milwaukee’s historic home for contemporary craft, material experimentation, and decorative arts.
Supernova alters how we might examine the grandeur of the Villa in contrast to our brief human existence and shifting urban environment through playfulness, illusion, and drama.
Hi-Vis
Installation of 9 uniquely framed silk screen prints on paper, hand-embossed impression of curbside ADA tactile warning tiles
2023
Ass Sweat; Summer Bike
Hand-painted signage, acrylic on repurposed drop cloth canvas, metal grommets
47 x 65 inches
2022
Midnight Balestra
Acrylic on wood dowel, ceramic hook
94 x 3 x 1 inches
2022
Afternoon Balestra
Acrylic on wood dowel, ceramic hook
54 x 3 x 1 inches
2022
the dust continues to scurry into the spotlight
Cotton and polyester
46 x 28 inches
2018
Dog-Eared Note, 2023 & Fresh Paint, 2022
Handwoven textile with hand-dyed cotton, embossed screenprint on paper, archival foam board, wood
26 x 34 x 1.5 inches
