Sylv Litz
Artist Statement:
My work examines the ubiquity of pollutions. My honest hope is to inform viewers that we do not necessarily need to be making any more of these disposable materials. I use remnants of 3D printing PLA filament, polyethylene netting, glass, synthetic hair and thread as representation of samples of sounds. In these works, I explore the complex between 2D and 3D, hence the term compressed sculptures. The flattened sculptures contain its own destruction as well as its own shifting and changing. If this is the destruction of the thing, or breaking, or falling apart, does the thing recycle? Does it become a transformer? What else can happen with these materials? In this case, they become art. But can they become something else, and do we hear that relationship happening? The sound pollution? A lot of pollution comes from sound. Sometimes, humans grow so accustomed to “background” or “white” noise that they do not even notice it is happening. We should not assume that these materials are unchangeable, in my humble opinion they are more than unrecycled waste.
Artist Bio:
Sylv Litz was born and raised in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico. Some of the most prominent themes in Sylv’s work are related to experiences prior to coming to the United States, as well as adjusting to life after relocating. At the age of thirteen Sylv was adopted and moved to Houston, Texas where they attended the Glassell School of Art and began their pursuit in the visual arts. Litz received a BFA in Drawing and Painting from the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, and an MFA in Multidisciplinary Studies from the Mount Royal School Art at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Their work has been exhibited throughout Texas including the Dallas Museum of Art. Whether is airbrush, 3D printing, printmaking, installation, or painting, Sylv’s sensibility to Mexican culture is always at the forefront of their work. The work navigates through subjects of family, artificial identity, and sustainability. At the heart of their work lies an existential practice.
Phone, key, wallet…mask, Floss, mask, PLA filament, photograph of painting, 2021