Courtney Kessel

Benjamin Franklin ran away from his home in Boston in search of something better, and found Philadelphia. Like Franklin, I, too, left my home in search of culture and higher education, both of which I found in Philadelphia. The city of “Brotherly Love” became my home for the next few years. It was in this city that I learned about art, life, and love.

This piece connects the 2 cities of my youth and education: Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. The briefcase, shaped like the state of Pennsylvania, shows the two cities within the top of the box. The lightning bolt symbolizes my attraction to both places. Dotted lines connect the two cities representing the many, many miles traveled between them. Encased inside the briefcase are the letters of the alphabet cast in recycled text papers and mounted on wood blocks. I use works of art in hopes of achieving the level of communication that words represent.

Bio

I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, PA with the exception of 2 years spent in Taiwan. My education was in Philadelphia, as a sculpture major at Tyler School of Art. I spent one year studying at Temple in Rome, Italy. That was an amazing, life-changing time in my life. Everything I learned there, I

"Do, or Die"
Cast paper, wood, oil paint, bronze, map

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