Category Archives: Works in Progress

IDOL

Benbot 5000: exhibition (and new work in the works)

         Prints from the Benbot 5000 Media Coverage series are now on view at The York in Highland Park! The show is up till February 29th. For full event info, visit imaculturalreference.com. You say you’ve never heard of Benbot 5000?

IDOL

Benbot 5000: exhibition (and new work in the works)

         Prints from the Benbot 5000 Media Coverage series are now on view at The York in Highland Park! The show is up till February 29th. For full event info, visit imaculturalreference.com. You say you’ve never heard of Benbot 5000?

Wassaic Project Interview

Ben Cuevas interview, 2010 Wassaic Artist Resident from The Wassaic Project on Vimeo. Here I’m discussing my latest work in my studio at the Wassaic Project. The piece I’m working on, Transcending the Material, will be on exhibition at the

Wassaic Project Interview

Ben Cuevas interview, 2010 Wassaic Artist Resident from The Wassaic Project on Vimeo. Here I’m discussing my latest work in my studio at the Wassaic Project. The piece I’m working on, Transcending the Material, will be on exhibition at the

Brain 1

Brain (Sahasrara)

Brain (Sahasrara), another knitted chakra/anatomy piece from the Hospital Room installation.

Brain 1

Brain (Sahasrara)

Brain (Sahasrara), another knitted chakra/anatomy piece from the Hospital Room installation.

Jockstrap 3

Jock Strap (a work in progress)

The Jock Strap piece is another work in progress. For this project I sat nude in a men’s locker room and knit myself a jock strap, commenting on the notion of woman’s work vs man’s work and appropriate activities within

Jockstrap 3

Jock Strap (a work in progress)

The Jock Strap piece is another work in progress. For this project I sat nude in a men’s locker room and knit myself a jock strap, commenting on the notion of woman’s work vs man’s work and appropriate activities within

IMG_8753

Works in Progress Part V: Thyroid Etc.

Here’s another chakra/anatomy piece that will be incorporated into the hospital room installation, as part of my upcoming exhibition at Canal Gallery in Holyoke, MA (which will be up May 2-13, 2010). This piece portrays the anatomy of the throat

IMG_8753

Works in Progress Part V: Thyroid Etc.

Here’s another chakra/anatomy piece that will be incorporated into the hospital room installation, as part of my upcoming exhibition at Canal Gallery in Holyoke, MA (which will be up May 2-13, 2010). This piece portrays the anatomy of the throat

Heart 1

Works in Progress Part IV: The Heart

This heart is significantly larger than the three I made for The Waiting Room installation. If it were an actual human heart, it would be extremely hypertensive (an art critic/former autopsy pathologist who’s advising me told me that).

Heart 1

Works in Progress Part IV: The Heart

This heart is significantly larger than the three I made for The Waiting Room installation. If it were an actual human heart, it would be extremely hypertensive (an art critic/former autopsy pathologist who’s advising me told me that).

Genitosexual 1

Works in Progress Part III: The Genitosexual

This next installment in the works in progress series deals with the second chakra, Svashistana (sweetness), which affects sexuality and reproduction. The external genitalia represented here are ambiguous in nature. I wanted to create a representation of the genitals that

Genitosexual 1

Works in Progress Part III: The Genitosexual

This next installment in the works in progress series deals with the second chakra, Svashistana (sweetness), which affects sexuality and reproduction. The external genitalia represented here are ambiguous in nature. I wanted to create a representation of the genitals that

3rd Eye 5

Works in Progress Part II: The Third Eye

Here’s another piece that’s going int the knitted chakra anatomy series. This is a representation of the Third Eye or Ajna (to perceive and command in Sanskrit). This energy center in the body is related to vision and the eyes.

3rd Eye 5

Works in Progress Part II: The Third Eye

Here’s another piece that’s going int the knitted chakra anatomy series. This is a representation of the Third Eye or Ajna (to perceive and command in Sanskrit). This energy center in the body is related to vision and the eyes.

Intestines 1

Works in Progress Part I: Intestines

I’ve been busy at work in my studio and I’ve decided to post a works in progress series of pieces that are going to be part of my thesis exhibition. For one of the installations in my show, I’m knitting

Intestines 1

Works in Progress Part I: Intestines

I’ve been busy at work in my studio and I’ve decided to post a works in progress series of pieces that are going to be part of my thesis exhibition. For one of the installations in my show, I’m knitting