Work Statement

My mixed-media assemblage sculptures draw on the limitless capacity of ordinary objects for the poetic.

My work is about transformation. My process is object driven, from collection through composition.

Central to it is an examination of the linguistic and psychological shift happening when assorted objects — not limited by their scripted utility — are brought together to meld as one, taking shape into novel forms that can alter one’s perception of what they see when gazing at it.

Using household and industrial objects, both common and unusual, my work explores this conceptual pliability. Glass, wood, plastic, rubber, fur, metal and ceramic objects serve as my primary media.

Diverse objects, when combined, play off each other. I exploit their shapes, colors, textures and material qualities to flesh out my sculptures.

Key to pulling off this metamorphic alteration is the hidden internal engineering required for holding it all together 
— even leveraging balance and counterbalance.

Having come from the unfathomable well of the subconscious, these distinctive sculptures can evoke a variety of associations as unique as the individual contemplating them.

My intention is to engage with the viewer’s own cultivated power to invent and construct narratives for what they see and form connections with.



— Lee Hoag