Pamela DeTuncq

Pamela DeTuncq

Mixed Media Artist

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‘Part D’ Goes on the Road

Pamela DeTuncq

On the 8-hour drive home from the foundry where Connie had been body scanned for the sculpture to be later known as ‘Part D’, I had a crisis of conscience. Never before had I attempted to create an artwork without ever touching it.  Would it be mine? At no point in the somewhat lengthy process would I get my hands dirty, or even touch a keyboard for that matter. As far as I knew, the concept was original. Certainly the work would be unique, and hopefully – compelling. But was I really its author?

It was at this point that my significant other, probably tired of driving and certainly tired of my whining angst, suggested that I write about my authorship anxiety. And thus, an academic paper titled ‘Hands-Off: Artistic Authorship in the Age of Technology’ was born. By born, I mean that it was researched at length, written and rewritten about 400 times, published in an academic journal, and painstakingly delivered, in a lecture format, at an Arts and Humanities conference at the Imperial College of London no less. It seems that academics are interested in the angst of artists.

Me, cramming for upcoming lecture, in the common area of the Imperial College of London.
Me, cramming for upcoming lecture, in the common area of the Imperial College of London.
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ABOUT

Through her diverse sculpture, conceptual artist Pamela DeTuncq addresses some of the more compelling zeitgeists of contemporary American culture. After years in the design industry, she now applies her skills to multi-layered sculptural work addressing such disparate themes as teen alienation, gender stereotypes, and the vicissitudes of faith.
She earned her MFA in Visual Arts from the Art Institute of Boston and BA in Graphic Design from the University of Maryland. Her work has been shown nationally, with the Dennos Museum recently adding one of her fiber installations to their permanent collection.

WORK

  • Fauna Mori
  • Aging Project
  • Hell or High Water
  • Flock
  • June
  • 40 Days + 40 Nights

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