Stan Shellabarger gives the Art Center’s north entrance a prickly makeover by creating a two-story installation comprised entirely of pine needles. This visceral installation will continue the artist’s exploration in humanizing our surroundings by enhancing the architecture with anthropomorphic features.
Made entirely with Wisconsin red pine needles mounted on the wall, the floor-to-ceiling installation transforms the rigid surface into a soft hair-like plane. Joints, crevices and doorways are the elbows, armpits and orifices of architecture in the eyes of artist Stan Shellabarger. His installation aims to make the public see it the same way. Made entirely with Wisconsin red pine needles mounted on the wall, the floor-to-ceiling installation transforms the rigid surface into a soft hair-like plane. The needles are chosen for their length, strength and pliability as well as their ephemeral nature that closely mimics the coarse, yet fragile, quality of human hair.
