Artist Bio
Tobey (Bea) Sharp (b. 2004 in Metro Detroit, Michigan) is an artist working in Detroit. She currently attends the College for Creative Studies in Midtown Detroit for her Bachelors in Studio Art and Craft. Within that her area of interest is mixed media sculpture that deals with bodily relations to the earth, technology, and the intersection of viscera with beauty. She employs larger than life scale in her work to evoke reverence that ties her work to a larger vein in life that she hopes to tap into. She recently exhibited her work in the student show at CCS.
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Born in 2004 Detroit, Michigan
Lives and works in Detroit, Michigan
Education:
2026 BFA (Forthcoming), College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Exhibitions:
2023 Student Exhibition, Kresge, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2024 – Student Exhibition, Kresge, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
2025 – Student Exhibition, Kresge, College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Artist Statement
As a physical practice my work primarily lies within the realm of sculptural and installation art. This manifests mostly through mixed media, as well as immersive qualities such as audio or tactile experiences. One throughline that I find incredibly important in my personal and artistic philosophies is using found objects in my pieces. Things gathered from my life and others I have used to create my body of work. I find continuing to do this is an important part of my work as it is an integral part in connecting with the piece, the idea, and myself as the artist.
Conceptually, my work covers a wide range of ideas and conversations as I explore relationships between the human body, modern technology, and somehow the way that the soul gets muddied up and mixed into it all. Specifically, the relationship between myself and the concept of having a body is one I frequently delve into, as well as the concept that the human body is not so different from that of a computer. That intersection, the one that the body has as a whole, to a multitude of different and unexpected avenues is fascinating to explore.
I have also leaned into creating an experience that someone can take their own meaning from. Instead of me directing and shepherding their thoughts about my art I have been playing with the idea of presenting something to be experienced and not conceptualized. It is a wholly different way of thinking about creating, and something that is not easy to do. But at the core my art explores the edges of my own comfortability and constantly pushes my own boundaries in life.
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