Andrea Loefke

"Inandoutthroughandabout – and don’t forget to put your feet in the blue bucket", June 2007 (Islip Art Museum, East Islip, New York).
Mixed Media Installation (fluorescent paint, safety mesh, wooden poles, pullies, rope, towels, chair, plastic buckets, water, vinyl with water motif, sun umbrella, fabric, polystyrene, tape, traffic cones, styrofoam), dimensions variable (installed: 18’ x 13’ x 20’)


"Ene mene miny mo", March 2005 (Kiehle Gallery, St. Cloud University, MN).
Mixed Media (wallpaper, marker on wall, styrofoam, cardboard, wood, vinyl, table cloth, yellow cable, 3 red lights balls, tape, cut out paper explosions/smoke, plasticine, plastic plant stems, spray-foam, spray-paint, glossy finish, egg carton, fishing line, chenille stems), dimensions variable (installed: 96” x 514” x 498”)


"One early morning when the campfire was still smouldering...", Sept. 2004 (FAVA, Oberlin, OH).
Mixed Media (fabric, polyester fiberfil, conduit, foam, chenille stems, cardboard, foliage model material, cut out paper flowers, plastacine, balfa, wood, simulated wood grain contact paper, fishing line), dimensions variable (installed: 96” x 168” x 120”)

These installations are incredible! This artist was part of this show at my school that opened today. I saw her work and when I looked her up, I found many more amazing installations.

Check out her site. Read her statement. Check out the sculptures. Get into it.
All photos courtesy of:

Andrea Loefke



-Brian