Artist Bio
Growing up in a small town in the midwest, Tan Boe (a.k.a Tanner Boesiger) quickly adopted the D.I.Y. mentality. Being surrounded by family who were farmers, carpenters, and musicians; he had an atmosphere that taught him how to be resourceful and encouraged expression. These influences have contributed to his curiosity and fascination with accessible materials and exploring many different methods of making.
His career has spanned the graphic design and advertising industries, where he's held roles as an illustrator, photographer, video editor, and creative director, and now serves as an art director. In addition to his full-time work, Tan Boe has also worked as a freelance creative and adjunct instructor, and is currently a candidate in the master's of fine arts program at the School of Art Institute of Chicago.
Growing up in a small town in the midwest, Tan Boe (a.k.a Tanner Boesiger) quickly adopted the D.I.Y. mentality. Being surrounded by family who were farmers, carpenters, and musicians; he had an atmosphere that taught him how to be resourceful and encouraged expression. These influences have contributed to his curiosity and fascination with accessible materials and exploring many different methods of making.
His career has spanned the graphic design and advertising industries, where he's held roles as an illustrator, photographer, video editor, and creative director, and now serves as an art director. In addition to his full-time work, Tan Boe has also worked as a freelance creative and adjunct instructor, and is currently a candidate in the master's of fine arts program at the School of Art Institute of Chicago.
Artist Statement
Our environments are designed to disappear and are occupied with objects that disguise passivity as intuitive behavior. My work resists those conditions.
Through sculptural furniture and objects, I introduce moments of friction, forms that interrupt habit and draw attention back to the present. Impracticality becomes a tool, not a flaw. It slows the body, redirects movement, and asks the viewer to reestablish their awareness of the space around them.
Working across contrasting materials: hardwood, metal, plastics, and cardboard; I reject the values assigned to them. Utilizing their construction and assemblage as a mechanism to break the distinction between permanence and disposability.
The work is not meant to disappear into a space; it is meant to make you aware that you are in one.
Our environments are designed to disappear and are occupied with objects that disguise passivity as intuitive behavior. My work resists those conditions.
Through sculptural furniture and objects, I introduce moments of friction, forms that interrupt habit and draw attention back to the present. Impracticality becomes a tool, not a flaw. It slows the body, redirects movement, and asks the viewer to reestablish their awareness of the space around them.
Working across contrasting materials: hardwood, metal, plastics, and cardboard; I reject the values assigned to them. Utilizing their construction and assemblage as a mechanism to break the distinction between permanence and disposability.
The work is not meant to disappear into a space; it is meant to make you aware that you are in one.
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(controversial take...Jokic is my GOAT.)