Decay
Decay

Sculpture

Decay

Decay is a continuation of my thesis work in which I used casts of my body to explore the liminal nature of existing as a trans person. The work, made during the beginning of my testosterone use, acts both as a trophy for myself in celebration of a... More

Diptych of the Then & Now
Diptych of the Then & Now

Sculpture

Diptych of the Then & Now

Working within the space of transition inspired my installation pieces Diptych of the Then & Now Pt. I and Pt. II, a pair of twin bronze-casts depicting my pre and post-operative chest as it has existed throughout this period of time. The chests... More

Heavy/Heavy
Heavy/Heavy

Sculpture

Heavy/Heavy

My loneliness series is an ongoing project that examines mental illness and isolation through material explorations. Heavy, Heavy continues this theme by acting as a physical manifestation of the weight one carries as they watch a loved one suffer... More

Juice
Juice

Sculpture

Juice

Juice is intertwined yet somewhat adjacent to my main thesis body of work, having been fabricated with the goal of being presented alongside my main thesis pieces. My plan was to cast approximately 25 testosterone bottles in bronze, each... More

ROLEMODELS
ROLEMODELS

Print

ROLEMODELS

I've spent the pandemic locked in with my family, which has given me a lot of time (and not much space) to think about the social transitions trans people undergo on-top of physical transition, and how that impacts our perceptions of self. I've... More

Stones
Stones

Sculpture

Stones

An exploration into alternative printmaking, paying homage to the Stonewall riots that sparked the gay liberation movement 50 years previous in 1969.

To Hold
To Hold

Sculpture

To Hold

My take on a worry stone, wherein the oils in the holder's hand will eventually wear away the patina and wax protecting the piece, customizing each object to the owner's body.

Untitled (you need to give me a few hours)
Untitled (you need to give me a few hours)

Sculpture

Untitled (you need to give me a few hours)

One of the goal of my thesis body of work is to create art objects which can cross the barrier of inaccessibility caused by the highly personal nature of my self-reflective works through the use of a manufactured animacy via the common theme and... More

Work by

Bel Andrade

Sculpture and Installation, Foundry Arts