CRUSH OF THE MONTH
Blush-inducing art trio SuttonBeresCuller
by Mykaila O.
On my way to interview John Sutton and Ben Beres of SuttonBeresCuller, there was one question I was absolutely dying to ask: How do you cut a van in half?
SuttonBeresCuller (John Sutton, Ben Beres, and Zac Culler) make unexpected—unexpectable—art. From living on a floating island on Lake Washington (The Island) to putting a little park on a van trailer (Trailer Park) to making a portable living room with only three walls (There Goes the Neighborhood) to a sculpture creation made out of fans (The Answer, My Friend...) SuttonBeresCuller have mastered the creation of mildly mind-bending, often grin-provoking, intensely imaginative art. Their current installation, Panoptos, at Henry Art Gallery, is no exception—it’s 100% crushworthy, just like its creators.
Panoptos @ Henry Art Gallery
Photo by Matt Westervelt
John and Ben (and I’m sure Zac too) are crushworthy because their art is genius. That’s the reason. Straight up. It takes a genius (or three geniuses) to create what they do and create the way they do. Their immense creativity is enough to induce blushing in even the most stoic of art-digging teenagers. SuttonBeresCuller’s intensity, dedication, and focus about their art amazes — they’ve been working on one particularly challenging piece, Mini Mart City Park, for about six years. They are ready for just about any worst-case scenarios, learning as they go about what they need to do to realize their ideas like figuring out and creating the ideal light system for the camera to minimize glare on the pictures hung in Panoptos.
Watch Mykaila's interview with John and Ben:
Though a crazy genius artistic trio might seem a little intimidating, John and Ben were warm and inviting, and the trio seem to be nothing less than gregarious. Not surprising since they’ve worked with environmentalists, computer programmers, electrical engineers, and van cutters-in-half during the production of their art. Creative, intelligent, determined, friendly, genius? Sounds pretty crushworthy to me.
And as for that van? They told me it had to be done with extreme care.
Panoptos
Henry Art Gallery
11-4: Wed
11-9: Thu, Fri
11-4: Sat, Sun
Closed: Mon, Tue
Through February 23rd, 2011
Henry Art Gallery is ALWAYS FREE for Teen Tix members, and you can always bring a guest for $5!
PANOPTOS micro-site: henryartexhibits.org/panoptos
SuttonBeresCuller website: suttonberesculler.com
SuttonBeresCullter facebook: facebook.com/suttonberesculler
Hey! It's a SuttonBeresCuller slideshow!
Going to Henry Art Gallery for the first time? Write us a note about it, and you might win a fabulous prize pack including tons of tickets and memberships to local arts venues. It's the Teen Tix (he)ARTSCrush Adventure Quest! All you have to do is go to this form, write a note (150 words or less) about your experience at a new-to-you arts venue, and hit "Submit." Boom. You're entered to win. Do it over and over and over again and you might get crowned Seattle's Bravest Young Arts-Goer TM. More details here. Good luck!
by Mykaila O.
On my way to interview John Sutton and Ben Beres of SuttonBeresCuller, there was one question I was absolutely dying to ask: How do you cut a van in half?
SuttonBeresCuller (John Sutton, Ben Beres, and Zac Culler) make unexpected—unexpectable—art. From living on a floating island on Lake Washington (The Island) to putting a little park on a van trailer (Trailer Park) to making a portable living room with only three walls (There Goes the Neighborhood) to a sculpture creation made out of fans (The Answer, My Friend...) SuttonBeresCuller have mastered the creation of mildly mind-bending, often grin-provoking, intensely imaginative art. Their current installation, Panoptos, at Henry Art Gallery, is no exception—it’s 100% crushworthy, just like its creators.
Panoptos @ Henry Art GalleryPhoto by Matt Westervelt
John and Ben (and I’m sure Zac too) are crushworthy because their art is genius. That’s the reason. Straight up. It takes a genius (or three geniuses) to create what they do and create the way they do. Their immense creativity is enough to induce blushing in even the most stoic of art-digging teenagers. SuttonBeresCuller’s intensity, dedication, and focus about their art amazes — they’ve been working on one particularly challenging piece, Mini Mart City Park, for about six years. They are ready for just about any worst-case scenarios, learning as they go about what they need to do to realize their ideas like figuring out and creating the ideal light system for the camera to minimize glare on the pictures hung in Panoptos.
Watch Mykaila's interview with John and Ben:
Though a crazy genius artistic trio might seem a little intimidating, John and Ben were warm and inviting, and the trio seem to be nothing less than gregarious. Not surprising since they’ve worked with environmentalists, computer programmers, electrical engineers, and van cutters-in-half during the production of their art. Creative, intelligent, determined, friendly, genius? Sounds pretty crushworthy to me.
And as for that van? They told me it had to be done with extreme care.
Panoptos
Henry Art Gallery
11-4: Wed
11-9: Thu, Fri
11-4: Sat, Sun
Closed: Mon, Tue
Through February 23rd, 2011
Henry Art Gallery is ALWAYS FREE for Teen Tix members, and you can always bring a guest for $5!
PANOPTOS micro-site: henryartexhibits.org/panoptos
SuttonBeresCuller website: suttonberesculler.com
SuttonBeresCullter facebook: facebook.com/suttonberesculler
Hey! It's a SuttonBeresCuller slideshow!
Going to Henry Art Gallery for the first time? Write us a note about it, and you might win a fabulous prize pack including tons of tickets and memberships to local arts venues. It's the Teen Tix (he)ARTSCrush Adventure Quest! All you have to do is go to this form, write a note (150 words or less) about your experience at a new-to-you arts venue, and hit "Submit." Boom. You're entered to win. Do it over and over and over again and you might get crowned Seattle's Bravest Young Arts-Goer TM. More details here. Good luck!
