Styrofoam

Styrofoam, extruded or expanded polystyrene, is a material known for its resistance to moisture and its buoyancy.

Its uses range widely from building insulation and model-building to product packaging and coffee cups.

In recent years, artists have used Styrofoam in a variety of new and ingenious ways.

Taking advantage of the material's lightness, cheapness, and facility for shaping, they carve into it, mold it, and assemble it into entirely new forms and images.

The artists' adaptation or transformation of Styrofoam often contrasts with its original intended function, and environmental concerns about use and reuse may be implicit in some of the artworks.

This exhibition features work by artists who have experimented with Styrofoam, expanding definitions of what painting and sculpture can be in the process.

Artists in the exhibition include: Heide Fasnacht, Tony Feher, Tom Friedman, Folkert de Jong, Steve Keister, Sol LeWitt, Bruce Pearson, Shirley Tse, Richard Tuttle, B. Wurtz.

more: risd.edu/museum_exhibitions.cfm?type=upcoming&onvi (234)

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