About Gina

Baltimore City
Gina Alexandra Denton is a visual artist based in Baltimore, MD. Her sculptural practice is rooted in intuitive play, and her material index spans several craft based media, including fiber ceramics, and metalsmithing. Viewing art making as a form of intuitive cosmology, Gina creates work that explores the concept of space, both internal and external, micro and Marco. Her interactive, modular, “playable” sculptures aim to cast the viewer in the role of… more

Bound Orb

Yarn, carpenter's twine, and hand crocheted cotton lace.
12"x14"diameter
  • Bound Orb
    Bound Orb
    Yarn, carpenter's twine, and hand crocheted cotton lace. 12"x14"diameter

TopplePuff

Florist's wire, yarn, and wool.
Dimensions variable.
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    TopplePuff
    Florist's wire, yarn, and wool. Dimensions variable.
  • Topplepuff
    Topplepuff
    Florist's wire, yarn, and wool. Dimensions variable.
  • TopplePuff
    TopplePuff
    Florist's wire, yarn, and wool. Dimensions variable.

Subatomic

Paper mache, hand cut arches and color-aid papers, acrylic paint, latex paint, acrylic ink, and gouache.
13"x10"x12"
  • Subatomic
    Subatomic
    Paper mache, hand cut arches and color-aid papers, acrylic paint, latex paint, acrylic ink, and gouache. 13"x10"x12"
  • Subatomic
    Subatomic
    Paper mache, hand cut arches and color-aid papers, acrylic paint, latex paint, acrylic ink, and gouache. 13"x10"x12"
  • Subatomic
    Subatomic
    Paper mache, hand cut arches and color-aid papers, acrylic paint, latex paint, acrylic ink, and gouache. 13"x10"x12"

Tapestry from an asteroid.

This piece is an experiment in blurring the lines between sculpture, tapestry and basketry.
It is made from recycled fabrics, shoelaces, felt, nautical rope, and sewing thread.
It is reversible, and can be molded and manipulated into a wide variety of shape-forms.
  • Tapestry From an Asteroid.
    Tapestry From an Asteroid.
    This piece is an experiment in blurring the lines between sculpture, tapestry and basketry. It is made from recycled fabrics, shoelaces, felt, nautical rope, and sewing thread. It is reversible, and can be molded and manipulated into a wide variety of shape-forms.
  • Tapestry From an Asteroid.
    Tapestry From an Asteroid.
    This piece is an experiment in blurring the lines between sculpture, tapestry and basketry. It is made from recycled fabrics, shoelaces, felt, nautical rope, and sewing thread. It is reversible, and can be molded and manipulated into a wide variety of shape-forms.

Kilter

Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
  • Kilter
    Kilter
    Plywood, Paper mache, yarn, wool, caution tape, easter grass, steel, latex paint.
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    gina_denton-kilter-1.jpg

WhirlyWhorl

Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WirlyWhorl
    WirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
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    p1020714.jpg
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.
  • WhirlyWhorl
    WhirlyWhorl
    Made from felt, shoelaces, nautical rope, and sewing thread, this piece is an exploration in experimental basketry, and can be moved and manipulated into various shapes and forms.

ROPE RIFF

Made with Rope, embroidery floss, and yarn this piece was close to fifty feet in length when photographed here. I wanted to make a soft sculptural piece that could be displayed any number of ways. It can be hung in a single waterfall like cascade, strung across a ceiling like pennant flags, piled into a heap, or work as a one of a kind article of clothing.
  • ROPE RIFF
    ROPE RIFF
    Made with Rope, embroidery floss, and yarn this piece was close to fifty feet in length when photographed here. I wanted to make a soft sculptural piece that could be displayed any number of ways. It can be hung in a single waterfall like cascade, strung across a ceiling like pennant flags, piled into a heap, or work as a one of a kind article of clothing.
  • ROPE RIFF
    ROPE RIFF
    Made with Rope, embroidery floss, and yarn this piece was close to fifty feet in length when photographed here. I wanted to make a soft sculptural piece that could be displayed any number of ways. It can be hung in a single waterfall like cascade, strung across a ceiling like pennant flags, piled into a heap, or work as a one of a kind article of clothing.

Meander/mandala drawings

Watercolor and gouache, all of these drawings were created using the same japanese horsehair brush.
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  • Installation View #2
    Installation View #2
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Watercolor drawings

Various drawings using watercolor as the primary medium.
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Repurposed drawings

I started the year by sorting through all of the drawings that I wasn't satisfied with from the previous year, cutting them up, salvaging them for parts, and creating new compositions on 9"x12" black paper.
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    dolly-buttons_20131109_09_02_12_pro__highres.jpg
    Gouache, watercolor, and acrylic ink. 9'x12"
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    dolly-buttons_20131109_08_57_48_pro.jpg
    Prismacolor marker, and acrylic ink. 9"x12"
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    dolly-buttons_20131109_09_08_43_pro__highres.jpg
    Watercolor, and acrylic Ink. 9"x12"