“[Capezzuti] has hit on a common denominator in the laundry-drying world while provoking questions about the nature of art. To find all this and humor too is a rare thing.”
–Ellen Wilson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Bipedal, Heroic V,” residential dryer lint, 89″ x 28″ x 19″, 2021
Cheryl Capezzuti creates works that remind us of ancient relics, extinct creatures, and past civilizations but on close inspection are deeply connected to what it feels like and means to be an American
right now. Using dryer lint as the medium, the fibers and debris shed from our lives and typically discarded without thought, the sculptures are archeologically layered and open to personal interpretation. Embedded with tell-tale evidence of daily lives such as ticket stubs, papers clips, pet hair and bandages, the work engages the viewer intellectually, emotionally, and playfully. Imagine them in reflective spaces, instigating conversation and allowing us to feel this moment in time.
“Bipedal, Heroic IV” 85″ x 27″ x 22″, residential dryer lint, February 2021“Bipedal, Heroic III,” 76″ x 18″ x 15″, 2021“Bipedal, Heroic II,” residential dryer lint, 84″ x 14″ x 17″, January 2021
“Bipedal Heroic I,” residential dryer lint, 78″ x 18″ x 14″, February 2021 “Monopedal X, Gradient,” residential dryer lint, 90″ x 15″ x 15″, August 2020“Monopedal VIII, Rainbow,” residential dryer lint, 81″ x 14″ x 14″, 2020“Monopedal IX, Strata,” residential dryer lint, 89″ x 17″ x 14″, June 2020“Monopedal VI, Blue,” residential dryer lint, 96″ x 15″ x 15″, July 2020“Monopedal VII, Red,” residential dryer lint, 92″ x 15″ x 15″, July 2020Avian I, II and III, residential dryer lint, 2020Avian IV an V, residential dryer lint, December 2020Petite Monopods, residential dryer lint, 30″ – 20″ tall, September 2020Petite Monopods, residential dryer lint, 24″ to 30″ tall, October 2020“Hold Still,” residential dryer lint, 26″ x 25″ x 20″, April 2020