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	<title>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</title>
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	<description>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</description>
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		<title>Other Projects</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148354/Other-Projects</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:31 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[sculpture installation conceptual]]></category>

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		<description>Process of making a large sculpture that was commisioned by a private collector.

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Spheric Cubes - Column
2007
steel and stainless steel
motorized kinetic
14'x4'x4'



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Sustension 3016
9/11 Memorial
2002
steel beam from world trade center, acrylic box containing 3016 steel spheres, 500th scale towers, magnetism



Project for the Garage Center of Contemporary Culture 
Moscow, Russia
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“Before the gates of our vacant future.” Thus reads the opening line of the Constructivist Manifesto, written in 1920 by Russian artist Naum Gabo.  This quote could just as easily  be applied today in regards to GCCC’s mission to thrust contemporary art in Russia  towards the future.

  The basis of this installation is the de-construction of the Constructivist Manifesto in order for it to be re-constructed into a  three dimensional object.  This de-construction is executed by breaking the manifesto down into sentence diagram form. These diagrams can now be used as building elements in the construction of a large gate.  This gate will have a  two-fold purpose: to be a physical manifestation of the constructivist principles put forth by the manifesto and to serve as a symbolic gateway for contemporary art in Russia from this point forward.

This project encompasses historical elements of  Russian art  and the Constructivist principles employed by Konstantin Melnikov upon which the actual building was designed as well as documenting the more contemporary processs  of de-construction.

The gate itself will be made up of  5 white, open faced cubes with a measurement of 12 feet.  These cubes are stacked 2 high and spaced to form either side of the gate with the fifth cube being placed between the 2 uppermost cubes to form a gateway.  On the face of each of these cubes will be placed a sentence diagram which is laser cut from stainless steel and alternately colored black and red. The images show some examples of the de-constructed sentences in diagram form.

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		<title>Prints+Editions</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148355/Prints-Editions</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148355/Prints-Editions</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:29 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[prints laser etching void]]></category>

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Voidscape
Laser etched acrylic
Edition of 20



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Voidscape
Giclee print on Sommerset velvet
Edition of 20




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Void Studies
C-print, float mounted on panel
Set of 4 edition of 10
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		<title>Design/Etc.</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148348/Design-Etc</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148348/Design-Etc</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:28 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[design custom toys lighting furniture]]></category>

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Custom Toy for Soft N Furry
2008



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Urch-light
prototype #1
2008
cable ties and LED



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Tension Table -1/4 scale
2006
aluminum, stainless steel, acrylic</description>
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		<title>Magnetic Sustension</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148331/Magnetic-Sustension</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148331/Magnetic-Sustension</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:27 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[sculpture magnetism installation conceptual]]></category>

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		<description>One of the earlier bodies of work, the Sustension sculptures are something Shaeffer continues to explore and revisit periodically.
Magnetic Sustension is defined as: The suspension of an object using both the repelling and attractive properties of magnetism to create physical tension within the composition of a sculptural space.

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Sustension 3016
2002
steel beam from world trade center, acrylic box containing 3016 steel spheres, 500th scale towers, magnetism



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Sculpture For the Institute of Applied Holographic Study
2001
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism, slate



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Spheric Cubes-Vertical Sustension (Homage To Gabo)
2003
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism, granite



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Sustention 1-45
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism, oak base



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Unstable Sustension Field
2004
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism



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Sustension 2-45
2005
aluminum ,stainless steel, magnetism



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Arks For Travel Through The Greataway
2003
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism



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Unstable Sustension Column
2006
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism



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2 Cubes-Mesh-Unstable
2004
aluminum, stainless steel, GKD mesh, magnetism



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Gateway Of Tusorigesa
2001
oxide coated aluminum, stainless steel, black granite, magnetism



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Synchrotronic Generator
2001
oxide coated aluminum, stainless steel, black granite, magnetism</description>
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		<title>Erratic Synchronization</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148311/Erratic-Synchronization</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148311/Erratic-Synchronization</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:26 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[sculpture kinetic magnetism george rickey]]></category>

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		<description>This body of work began in 2002 shortly after the death of sculptor George Rickey and was created as an homage to him. George Rickey was a
 significant contributor to the field of kinetic sculpture.The Erratic Snchronization series is based on the principles of movement created through the use of a stable magnetic field.  The repellent properties of magnetism form the impetus behind the movement inherent in this body of work.

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Erratic Synchronization-3 Elements @ 23 degrees (Scale Model)
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism

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Erratic Synchronization-3 Elements @ 23 degrees
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism

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Erratic Synchronization-3 Elements @ 23 degrees
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism

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Erratic Synchronization-2 Elements (Study)
2003
aluminum, stainless steel, magnetism



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		<title>...Manifest As Tension</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148295/-Manifest-As-Tension</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148295/-Manifest-As-Tension</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:25 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[void sculpture tension installation conceptual]]></category>

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		<description>…Manifest as Tension (2004-06) marks Shaeffer's first foray into a more narrative approach towards sculpture. This series follows psychological tension, an inherent part of the human condition,as it makes the transition from the sub-conscious to the conscious mind. Shaeffer then translates this psychological tension into a sculptural language through the use of material, space and form.


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TNS 550-5 (A Dark Tower... From The Confines Of The Mind) 
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, acrylic



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TNS H5-N1 (Containment Of Anticipation... As It Becomes Aprehension) 
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, acrylic, thorns



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TNS 11-0505 (Experiences Concealed In The Void... When Observed By Those Who Know us Best)
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, convex lens, thorns



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TNS 1-967 (T Zero...)
2005
aluminum, stainless steel



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TNS 7-1504 (Significant Thoughts... When Abandoned In The Void)
2005
aluminum, stainless steel, convex lens, thorns



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TNS 7-26-4 (The Unresolved Argument...) 
2005
aluminum, stainless steel



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...Manifest as Tension
2005
Installation overview</description>
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		<title>Confront/(A)Void</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148269/Confront-A-Void</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/148269/Confront-A-Void</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:24 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[void sculpture paper conceptual installation]]></category>

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		<description>Confront/(A)Void (2007-08), began as an attempt to visually reference geological formations using satellite images and layers of hand-cut paper. After cutting layer upon layer of paper, Shaeffer began to see the process as an exercise in understanding the psychology of the Void. The same Voids that appeared in …Manifest as Tension are re-visited, this time characterized as sub-conscious spaces where traumatic events are concealed, ultimately emerging as psychological tension.The same events that create this tension are also responsible for the many layered Voids formed deep within the psyche. Confront (A)Void explores these Voids in a manner that emulate their formation--the slow deposition of layer upon layer, Void create- Void fill. Although this may at first seem like a redundant exercise, closer investigation reveals an elegant solution to the conflicting nature of the problem: the creation of a physical Void to fill a psychological Void.
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		<title> The Epoch Of Encroachment</title>
		<link>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/146710/The-Epoch-Of-Encroachment</link>
		<comments>http://www.studiojosephshaeffer.com/146710/The-Epoch-Of-Encroachment</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:32:22 +0000</pubDate>

		<dc:creator>Studio Joseph Shaeffer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[sculpture nature conceptual]]></category>

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		<description>Joseph Shaeffer grew up in a family of conservationists, his Grandfather was the President of the National Wildlife Federation and his Father and older brother continue in his footsteps by restoring native grasslands in South Dakota and Michigan with the intention of ensuring the propagation of indigenous wildlife by providing and conserving the native prairie habitat necessary for these species to thrive. 

 While still holding firmly to the ideals that his family continued to put into practice, as a contemporary artist, Shaeffer was often at odds with this aspect of his upbringing and had not taken any initiative to pursue these same ideals in his own work until recently with the conceptualization of a new body of work titled The Epoch of Encroachment. This work was initiated with two beliefs in mind, the first being that mankind was given the gift of a conscious mind and with this comes the ability to decide between right and wrong, yet we continue to fail in our responsibility to live symbiotically with our natural environment.  Through these decisions we are only harming ourselves and ultimately destroying not only the planet itself but also our ability to exist upon it. The second belief was that nature is indeed delicate on a microcosmic level, but as a whole is ultimately more powerful than we can imagine and when called upon to protect itself, it will do so in ways we cannot yet comprehend.  We are beginning to understand this on some small level by recognizing things like virus mutation and climate change. But what, ultimately, will nature do to protect itself from our trespasses? 

The inception point for this new body of work can be traced to the discovery of a simple object; an industrial electronic bug trap, which while fully functioning, became a habitat for a colony of wasps.  The notion of this object and the implications it presented served as a basis for the artist to examine the subject of encroachment; not of mankind into the realm of nature, but rather of nature’s eventual encroachment into the world of modern man and our technologies.

The Epoch of Encroachment is an attempt to convey a future scenario where nature will respond as a sentient entity by making the conscious decision to utilize aspects of human technology to both thrive in and protect itself from the environment we have thrust upon it. Evidence of the manipulation of technology by nature already exists in experiments conducted by the Russian scientist Vladimir Karamanov, director of the Laboratory of  Biocybernetics of the Institute of Agrophysics.  These experiments produced results showing that plants could auto-regulate their environment and establish optimal conditions for their growth by manipulating, through movement, a series of electronic switches designed to control levels of light and the amount of water being dispensed.

 Using these concepts as a point of reference, Shaeffer started to form the notion of how this work would begin to visually manifest. The resulting objects were achieved by incorporating natural materials like hornet’s nests, porcupine quills, thorns, beetles, plants and minerals then coupling them with industrial reliquary such as antique foundry patterns, scientific glass and machine parts. This body of work should be understood not as a literal visual record of how such things might present themselves in the future, but as a conceptual and abstract representation of this idea. 

As this body of work continues, it will grow to include an installation comprised of several  sculptural elements and small living ecosystems. These will then be used as set pieces and placed in various natural and industrial settings to be documented for a series of photo-based works.



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The Epoch of Encroachment
(installation view)
The Nature of Things 
2010 Biennial of the Americas
living ecosystem, stainless steel, scientific glass, loc-line,  Aplyssinafistularis (tube sponge) casting, Dolichovespula Maculata (bald faced hornet) nests,
Atherurus Africanis (African porcupine) quills,  acrylic, surgical tubing



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Untitled oo1 (From Encroachment)
2009
antique foundry patterns, scientific glass, aluminum, moss, Atherurus Africanus quills, stainless steel tubing



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Untitled 002 (From Encroachment)
2009
antique foundry patterns, scientific glass, aluminum, moss, Chalcosoma Atlas , stainless steel tubing 



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Untitled 003 (From Encroachment)
2009
antique foundry patterns, scientific glass, aluminum, moss, Cyclomatus Elaphus, hand cut paper, convex lens, stainless steel tubing 



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		<description>July 2010
Biennial of the Americas
The Nature of Things
Curated by Paola Santoscoy

Joseph Shaeffer has been selected to present a large scale sculptural installation, From the Epoch of Encroachment, in the McNichols exhibition space. 

Process photos-check back for more as work continues...

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Ecosystem

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Pedestals and domes with hornets nests and castings

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Scientific glass assembly

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Machining the cap for ecosystem

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3d printing the digital enlargement of thorns


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