SAM MAPP
b. Chicago, Illinois, USA 1985
Sam Mapp is currently a PhD candidate in the History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania. Mapp received his MFA in Interdisciplinary Fine Art at The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; his MFA in Metal (jewelry and metalsmithing) at SUNY New Paltz, New Paltz, New York; and, received his BA in Art History from Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York. His critical review of Infinite Games at High Tide, in Philadelphia (2019), questions the relationship between games and art. The Games Artists Play: Infinite Games at High Tide Mapp lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Grids (comprised of five canvases, each panel measures 40 x 30 inches, and one custom-tailored linen suite), 2013, installation dimensions variable, acrylic on patterned linen

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Detail: Grids, 2013

Denim Reflection 1, 2015, 16 x 13 1/2 inches, enamel on denim

Denim Reflection 2, 2015, 18 1/8 x 14 3/8 inches, enamel on denim

Denim Reflection 3, 2015, 19 x 15 3/4 inches, enamel on denim

Denim Reflection 4, 2015, 19 7/8 x 20 inches, enamel on denim

Denim Reflection 5, 2015, 19 7/8 x 20 inches, enamel on denim

red:der 1, 2014, 22 x 30 inches, archival digital Epson print, edition of 5 with 1 AP

red:der 2, 2014, 22 x 30 inches, archival digital Epson print, edition of 5 with 1 AP

red:der 3, 2014, 22 x 30 inches, archival digital Epson print, edition of 5 with 1 AP