Hot Mess Vessel Gold, Clear, and White Rotund Bowl by Tanner Bowman

About This Piece

Contemporary Design

This vessel is made by hand out of pigmented hot glue in Tanner Bowman's home studio. The material is flexible and easy to clean with a microfiber cloth. Each vessel is one of a kind and is meant to capture the alluring disarray of a "Hot Mess"; a person or thing that is beautifully tragic. Each vessel comes with water tubes for floral display and a certificate of authenticity. The inspiration for this product comes from Bowman's frustration with 3D printing in its process and materiality. By replacing computers and robotics with his own brain and hands, Bowman extrudes the plastic faster than a 3D printer, with a messy yet interesting and unique result. Bowman believes that the most valuable object is one where a person can see and feel the emotional labor the maker put into it.

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Creator	Tanner Bowman
Manufacturer	Tanner Bowman
Country of Manufacture	United States
Attribution Marks	Comes with certificate of authenticity.
Style	Contemporary
Edition Number	1
Product Code	CTB-89897
Materials	Plastic
Color	Clear, gold, white
Width	23 cm 23 cm
Depth	23 cm 23 cm
Height	10 cm 10 cm
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Shipping & Delivery

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About the Creator

Tanner Bowman

Artist-designer Tanner Bowman was born in 1991 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He studied design, sculpture, and performance art at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC), graduating with a Bachelor’s degree in 2015. In 2014, while still a student, Bowman worked as a gallery assistant at Threewalls, a non-profit arts organization in Chicago, and studied under artist Andrea Zittel. In 2015, he collaborated with the brand Whatnot for an exhibition at Spazio Rossana Orlandi for the 2015 Salone Del Mobile in Milan. Bowman established his eponymous studio in Chicago in 2015.

Bowman’s work blurs the lines between art, design, and craft. The aesthetic of his pieces often celebrate the processes by which they were made. According to Bowman, “I consider myself an anti-industrial designer and believe that the most valuable objects are ones in which a person can witness the labor and emotion that an artist put into them.” He goes on: “My work is all about giving a contemporary spin to traditional crafting techniques and materials. While making, I try to approach materials from a childlike state of curiosity and playfulness. In fact, I have literally been returning to crafting techniques I learned as a kid. I aim to create beautifully crafty objects from a critical perspective, while maintaining the joy of making that drew me to design and art in the first place.”

Standout projects to date include the handmade Hot Mess vessel, lighting, and furniture series (2015); composed of layers of colored, hot glue, they were created in response to the perfection of 3D printing process and materiality. The series was made in collaboration with Whatnot and SAIC and was presented in group exhibitions at Spazio Rossana Orlandi (Milan, May 2015), Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Are You Talking To Me?, Paris, 2015), and at Super Brands London (London Design Festival, 2015). In 2016, Bowman was notably included in the “Newcity Design 50: Who Shapes Chicago” list, spotlighting the city’s top designers.