"My Ideas Are Garbage," Lightbulb Sculpture By VEE CR (2018-2020), Fine Art

"My Ideas Are Garbage," Lightbulb Sculpture By VEE CR (2018-2020), Fine Art. This piece is made out of a plastic lightbulb and elements of life. There is an element of self deprecating humour that is emphasized by the fact that the sculptures contains an engagement ring and was featured in Vee's piece "Holliday Home (Glitch of the Heart)" (2020), which is about a sort of untouchable love. This sculpture has also been featured in "MySpace.jpg" (2020) and "PLAY House: Finding Queer Pleasure in FUN + PLAY" (2021). Artist's Bio:Vee CR (aka: Vincent Bianca Aleksandria Chorabik) (they/them) is a TRANSdisciplinary Artist, Writer, and Scholar. Their practice is tentacular, gathering knowledge from various fields including (but not limited to): Pop Culture, Comics, Cartoons, Video Games, English Literature, Art History, Queer Theory, and Psychology. Moreover, they use a variety of mediums, including: Drawing, Painting, Collage, Installation, Performance, and Writing, to stimulate different cognitive faculties and embodied experiences. During their graduate studies at Emily Carr University of Art + Design, they developed an aesthetic formula for finding Queer Pleasure. The formula, FUN + PLAY = Queer Pleasure, encourages positive engagement with material that can sometimes be difficult to wrestle with if acts of care aren’t implemented. Vee believes that seriously silly, FUN(ny) + PLAY(sure/ful), Art, Writing, & Education are essential in stimulating diversity, growth, creativity, and enjoyment. Their practice is currently focused on space and identity. In their thesis project PLAY House: The Art of Finding Queer Pleasure through FUN + PLAY, they express Queer Pain and find Queer Pleasure through self-portraiture, installation, and collaboration. They believe Queering Art in a FUN(ny) + PLAY(sure/ful) way is essential in creating an innovative and inclusive world. Thus, they use FUN + PLAY to facilitate positive engagement with potentially sensitive topics such as systemic oppression that generates Shame, Anxiety, and Depression. Vee’s practice affirms that FUN + PLAY is a successful strategy to reclaim Pride & Joy in one’s marginalized identity and/or experience(s).