Aaron Deshields
BIOGRAPHY
Aaron Deshields is a sculptor and metalworker based out of Detroit, MI. He received a BFA in Sculpture from Appalachian State University where he explored forging, fabrication, and casting of metals. He is an MFA candidate at Wayne State University in the Metalsmithing department. He is co-owner of Standard Fabrication & Forge and has worked as an educator for College for Creative Studies, Touchstone Center for Craft, and Wayne State University. Aaron’s work explores the architectural and infrastructural aesthetics of consumption.
ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is an exploration of the effects that energy and pressure can have on materials. I'm fascinated with the concepts of geophysics and the various ways we comprehend immense and catastrophic releases of energy. I represent these concepts through the transformation of mass, the construction of form, and the collection of substance.
