Steve and Darota Coy, Spirit of the Forest, 2018
This installation explores the relationship between humanity and nature, challenging our belief systems. The familiar therianthropic figure references ancient deities and mythology, prompting questions about its origin and purpose.
About the Artists
Dorota (b. 1978, Poland) and Steve Coy (b. 1978, USA) are a husband and wife conceptual and visual artist duo. Their large-scale public interventions and immersive environments use a variety of mediums, including the “found object”, and often leverage technology in ways that produce unique experiences. Their work is frequently epistemological in nature and explores aspects of the human condition and contemporary society while challenging reality, truth, and belief systems. Projects are often speculative in nature and are influenced by various aspects of other art movements, notably conceptual art, relational aesthetics, surrealism, and street art. The symbolic imagery creates a paradox of image and concept resulting in an aesthetic that has been described as “Dystopian Glamour.”
This activity is funded in full by the Traverse City Arts Commission Public Art Fund
