Dean Mueller is a UK based artist and maker with a background in Sculpture.
He currently lives and works in London.
Intrinsic working-class values have forged a process-driven practice - labour and physicality are referenced through his understanding and application of materials.
Adopting components associated with the built environment he aspires to transform ubiquitous and affordable materials towards a position of status and value.
My work examines the lived experience – retrospection presented through materiality and configuration.
A serendipitous approach to gathering resources influences a sequence of preliminary studio inquiries. An awareness of the potential value in the overlooked I migrate through opportunistic approaches to making – found materials are altered and regenerated through systematic modes of assemblage.
Temporal sculptural structures act as containers for mould-making, with hybrid forms evolving through casting methods and fabrication, providing a fixed presence referencing constructed three-dimensional landscapes.
(Portrait - Katia Autier)
This collection has emerged through sustained material research.
Clay body recipes have been developed and enhanced through the addition of construction and domestic materials.
