twinkler forever, sparkler forever, summer of 2023 @ skylab gallery, columbus, oh

"🧛🏽🧛🏽🧛🏽 Twinkler Forever, Sparkler Forever is an exhibition of new textile work by Bradley Weyandt. Gauzy depictions of archetypal bad boy blood suckers are humbly knit by the artist, then tautly unfurled across a field of nails. Meticulously crafted of reflective Mylar, the intricate textiles conjure the enigmatic essence of immortal beings, like an Edward or an Angel, evoking an enchanting and seductive power, beckoning one to fall prey to a world where shadows dance with desire and darkness holds an irresistible allure. 🧄 🧄 🧄"

the dazzler (Edward with garlic), 2023
110” x 85”
knit Mylar and monofilament

condemning to eternal pain (Steve Collins in Gayracula, 1983), 2023
110” x 85”
knit Mylar and monofilament

Bear Trap was a commision for the Greater Columbus Arts Council's (GCAC) Art Spot Project in 2023, see the press release here
it then traveled to an exhibition at the Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center's Main Gallery

bear trap, 2023
110” x 85”
knit Mylar and monofilament

Curses of a Left-Handed Evening Glove Worn Inside Out, I Grip a Double-Edged Sword, 2022 @ urban arts space, columbus, oh
a part of this, that, and the other thing, the ohio state university's MFA thesis exhibition, you may see the catalog here
you may also read Weyandt's 59 page writing on his work here

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1 for ascension, 2 for descension (silver), 2021
fashion spikes, found ladder

candy-coated, 2022
found jacket coated in 10lbs of licorice

other studio work

DESIRE DESIRE DESIRE, 2021
110” x 85”
knit Mylar and monofilament

inmybrancusibrandedthong, 2021
cast concrete, insulation foam, men's mesh thong

defeater, 2021
knit Mylar and monofilament

everlast shorts, 2021
shorts sewn from a former sculpture that was created from a punching bag

pommel vs pummel, 2019
found punching bag, pine, hardware

sawstop blades and brakes or maybe ex-lovers, 2021
two blades and brakes from tripping the safety mechanism of the tablesaw

soft green sculpture, 2021
knit acrylic

a flocked green sword, 2021
found wooden sword, flocking

sawhorse with mirrored booties, 2020
found sawhorse, glass mirror

sometimes end and end and end and end and end and endurance, 2020
cast concrete buffed with deodorant, slinky wrestling singlet, plywood

Bradley Weyandt is an artist practicing between Columbus, Ohio and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. He's studied a fair amount of art and how to make it. He received his MFA (sculpture) from Ohio State University (OSU) in 2022. Weyandt uses and has used many, many different materials to create work. Lately, he has been using a hacked knitting machine to create these large-scale textiles/tapestries. Even more recently, he spends one night a week at a local rec center, dabbling in hand building ceramics. Maybe, one day, he'll show the ceramic sculptures.

he can be followed here: https://www.instagram.com/bradleyweyandtstudio

he can be reached at: bradleyweyandt@gmail.com

a conventional CV is available upon request, but he can also just rattle off his accolades to you too