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MODULAR22 Artist Profile - Robin Dluzen

Website:
robindluzen.com

Favorite Color:
grey

Where were you born/raised:
Ypsilanti, Michigan

Education:

BFA Adrian College 2008; MFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago 2010

Describe your work in 140 characters or less:
My practice employs industrial and everyday materials to explore the confluence of landscape and labor, particularly as it relates to the Midwest landscape and my family's labor history.

Current obsessions (art, design, music, movies, whatever, etcetera):
Polish Film, Lawrence Weschler, Bob Dylan, cardboard

Favorite piece/project you’ve done:

Transmission Towers, cardboard and paper tape, 2012

 

What is your least favorite question/comment about your work and how do you respond?

"Oh, I thought a man made this!" to which I reply, "Yeah, I'm a little macho."

22 likes to focus on the overlap between art and design. Do you consider yourself an artist or designer?

Artist
 

Tell us about the piece(s) you created for MODULAR22:

I've long been interested in replicating found line drawings and the illustrations on hardware packaging in order to highlight their functionality as well as their relatively anonymous authors.

Anything else you would like to share with us?
Robin Dluzen is also an active art critic in the city of Chicago and her writing can be found in such publications as Art Ltd Magazine, Visual Art Source, New American Paintings Blog, New City, the Reader and i4design Magazine.