I have been exploring the relationship between drawing and sculpture for the past twenty years. With a background in printmaking and hand-papermaking, I began making three-dimensional works using wire, paper, and silk. I found a workable zone in the shallow space that parallels the wall.
Alexis Petroff lives and works in Chicago. Selected solo and two-person exhibitions include 65GRAND, Chicago, Illinois; List Gallery at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Adds Donna, Chicago, Illinois; Mess Hall, Chicago, Illinois; Evanston Art Center, Evanston, Illinois; Indiana University Fine Arts Library, Bloomington, Indiana. Reviews of his work have appeared in Art Forum and ARTnews. His work is in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and numerous private collections.