About Me – Neeff

B: 7/26/1988 – SUPERIOR, WYOMING

CURRENT: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

HELLO.

I’M NEEFF!

I AM A: PAINTER: FACILITATOR. PAINTER. SCULPTOR. FORTUNE-TELLER. PERFORMER CONSULTANT. DESIGNER. MYSTIC. MUSICIAN. AND OCCASIONAL PLAYWRIGHT.

ALTHOUGH MY SKILL SET IS WIDE, MY WORK FOLLOWS AN INTERSECTION BETWEEN CREATING IMAGES, OBJECTS, AND SITUATIONS THAT ALLOW FOR PLAY, EXPANSION, AND GUIDANCE THROUGH INTERACTION. I OFTEN LEAD LARGE GROUPS AND FACILITATE EXPERIMENTAL ART IN PUBLIC SPACES.

IN 2023, AFTER 3 YEARS OF RESEARCH OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT I SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED THE MASS PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ORACLE WITH THE HELP OF 462 PEOPLE THROUGH KICKSTARTER. COMPRISED OF A 156 ILLUSTRATIONS ACCOMPANIED BY A 126 PAGE BOOK, THE MERCURY ORALCE IS A CROSS BETWEEN A MARAUDER’S MAP, BRIAN ENO’S OBLIQUE STRATEGIES, AND MODERN BOARD GAMES. I BELIEVE IT IS A NEW STANDARD IN ORACLE DIVINATION.

A CORE THEME IN MY WORK IS MERCURIANISM: THINGS THAT NEVER OCCUPY THE SAME FORM. IN MY PUZZLE PAINTINGS, HUNDREDS OF CUBES MAKE THE SURFACE OF A PAINTING, THESE CUBES CAN BE TURNED, REARRANGED, REMOVED, OR EVEN SOLVED. WITHIN A SINGLE PAINTING 6-9 SOLVABLE PAINTINGS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN, BUT THE WORK ITSELF ASKS THE VIEWER TO CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN PAINTING.

A CORE THEME IN MY WORK IS MERCURIANISM: THINGS THAT NEVER OCCUPY THE SAME FORM. IN MY PUZZLE PAINTINGS, HUNDREDS OF CUBES MAKE THE SURFACE OF A PAINTING, THESE CUBES CAN BE TURNED, REARRANGED, REMOVED, OR EVEN SOLVED. WITHIN A SINGLE PAINTING 6-9 SOLVABLE PAINTINGS ARE CONTAINED WITHIN, BUT THE WORK ITSELF ASKS THE VIEWER TO CONSTRUCT THEIR OWN PAINTING.

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RESIDENCIES:

Drawing Never Dies – Denver, 2023

Urban Outfitters artist in residence – Boulder, 2021