THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD... :: Taylor Pilote

02.15.2013

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Taylor Pilote was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada in 1985. He received his BFA from the LeBel School of Visual Art at the University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Pilote currently lives and works in Tampa, FL, where he completed his MFA at the University of South Florida. Exhibition history includes the Toronto Sculpture Center, the Canadian Sculpture Society, the Museum of Fine Arts at Florida State University, and, most recently, with Miami Independent Thinkers at Miami Basel 2012.

"I am a shop rat. My father is an automotive paint and body man by trade; consequently, I grew up quite literally in the shop. My first in-depth interaction with the use of material, shape, form, and volume resulted from direct contact with automobiles.

With skill sets inherent to the custom automotive field I attempt to create a platform in which to explore contemporary issues and describe them visually through material. This engagement ultimately leads to the exploration of what it means to be a young, reckless male navigating through contemporary culture with high art interests and a low brow upbringing." - Taylor Pilote