The Making of “A Cloud Reveals the Moon”, 2018
Derick’s most recent works are made from second-hand clothing, sourced from specific locations and populations. He gathers enormous amounts of clothing, sorts it, folds it and stacks it into geometric configurations. In doing so, he symbolically brings these populations together, creating unity and beauty from what is discarded. In a sense, these works are collective portraits. Derick celebrates and honors both the individual and the community in each work he creates.
Study for a quilt of sorts where the arms project upward.. plus two other drawings from the archive.
I just finished installing the last of 3 sculptures created for Eileen Fisher this summer. Over the course of 6 weeks, I used approximately 3,600 pounds of clothing.
I'm in Seattle today, getting ready to install one of the 3 clothing sculptures I created for Eileen Fisher.
So excited to exhibit the results of this new commission from Diesel. Getting on a plane soon which will get me to the exhibition space just in time for the opening at the YIA art fair.
Studio time in the Paris suburbs for a clothing sculpture commission for Diesel.
The overall shape is that of a thick, free-standing, corner partition. The color vertically transitions from dark to light and the back again. Inside the corner of the structure, shirt sleeves, pant legs, ties etc.. emerge to form bridge-like appendages. These elements express the human need to make connections, and symbolize the idea that we are all one people.
Hard at work this past weekend, preparing a new commission for Diesel. The work will be exhibited in Paris at the YIA art fair, coinciding with FIAC. The fair is at the Carreau du Temple, a beautiful space in the Marais.
Dream Drawing, September 10th, 2017. I grew up working in my families styrofoam factory. This provides SOME clue...
