2023 / NEW BODY OF WORK
MUTANTS
McClure takes discarded, battery-operated plush toys and transforms them into unique gem-like small-scale sculptures that she calls “Bots” and “Mutants.” Although bursting with bubbly personalities, these anthropomorphic creatures tell a story about our societal penchant for instant gratification.
What I do
Metal
Zoetropes
Scissors
As an anti-disciplinarian artist with a strong background in metal design, I strive to expand the traditional boundaries of this material.
Scissors
Zoetropes
Scissors
"Hands wielding scissors, McClure massacres discarded motor-driven robotic plush toys, eviscerating them through a Geppetto-like taxidermy until she gets down, in her words, "into the guts of the piece". - Murray Moss
Zoetropes
Zoetropes
Zoetropes
My enthusiasm for the techniques and traditions of metalwork is rivaled by a wild preoccupation with engineering, mechanical toys and the discrepancy between the public's perception of an imagined techno-future and that future that we now inhabit.
Dispossessed
Artist Consultant
Artist Consultant
Often using toys as metaphors, my artworks highlight our societal penchant for instant gratification, over-production and habitually excessive consumption.
Center for Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA 2017/2018
Artist Consultant
Artist Consultant
Artist Consultant
Seattle Convention Center Summit 2017 - 2023
Midway
Artist Consultant
Midway
Moss Bureau, New York, NY
Edelman Arts, New York, NY
Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2011/2012