When Alison Woods sculpts she insists we see the work as a whole. There are no parts of her work that are isolated. In this, her work reflects a world of enmeshed, competing interests, often at odds with each other. The resulting cacophony becomes impossible to visually separate into its basic materials, much like a world in which purity is the greatest illusion.
Sculpture
Watching Alison Woods’s transition from meticulous, rigorous and incredibly detailed two-dimensional work to these airy, light, loose, and ghost-like sculptures made of found materials certainly spoke to me in the first place! These loose and playful forms were first created in Greece for a site-specific project and have continuously evolved upon her return to her country.
-Dimitra Skandali
Psychostasia 1 (series)
18 x 60 inches
mixed media on found paper and trash
2018
Psychostasia 3 series (alternate views)
18 x 60 inches
mixed media on found paper and trash
2018
Psychostasia 5
18 x 60 inches
mixed media on found paper and trash
2018
Psychostasia 4 series (detail)
18 x 60 inches
mixed media on found paper and trash
2018
Psychostasia 7 and 8 (series)
Hobson's Choice, Torrance Art Museum
24 x 24 x 99 inches
mixed media, paper, plastic, screen, chicken wire and string
2019
Psychostasia 9 series (detail)
24 x 24 x 99 inches
mixed media, paper, plastic, screen, chicken wire and string
2020
Fountain (after Duchamp)
actual size
acrylic paint on ready made
2017
Warm and Fuzzy
Happy Bouquet
24 x 24 x 99 inches each approx.
mixed media, paper, fabric, latex, chicken wire, painted plush toys and string
2020
The Happy House project
Spring Break Art Show, Los Angeles
2020
Prickle
Latex, fake pearls, chewing gum and feathers
72 x 36 inches
2014