Michael Stasiuk

Artist Statement

These works are created from my inventory of found objects on the theme of fashion. Individually, most of the pieces are standing figures that suggest stories inspired by the objects from which they were made.

The theme of “fashion” was a prompt for most of these creations. In some instances these are figures wearing “assembled ensembles” fabricated from materials other than fabric. Some of the objects I collected specifically for this show. The more than 60 containers in my studio are filled with tools, toys, furniture parts, and various things of interest that I have collected for over 30 years.

The starting inspiration almost always comes from the objects. The end result is a collection representing “on and off the runway.”

Michael Stasiuk is a multimedia sculptor who lives and maintains a studio in Portsmouth, NH. His found object sculptures are represented in numerous private and corporate collections.

Michael works with a child-like sensibility fueled by many years of teaching and collaborating with children and adults. He was the theatrical Propmaster for the Mudd Butt Mystery Theatre Troupe in Telluride, Colorado for 28 years collaborating with children and adults around the world bringing characters of all sizes to life in a variety of materials.

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