Dylan Gomez

Gomez is deeply tied to the nature of his surrounding landscape. Using naturally sourced stones and copper to create his concealed, textured sculptures, he has developed an interesting practice of natural creativity that holds material memory in place and a magnetism that pulls the audience from a normally seemingly boring element of nature to a highlighted piece of artwork and creative effort.

From the Atelier Collection

- Dylan Gomez

Dylan Gomez (b. 1991, Los Angeles) is a Mexican American artist raised on Oʻahu and based in Kahaluʻu, Hawaiʻi. He is an MFA candidate in Sculpture and Expanded Practices at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. His work explores geological time, place, and material memory through sculpture, installation, and site-responsive processes.

Materials & Process

I work primarily with basalt stone, copper, tidal impressions, reclaimed wood, and cement. In my ongoing Pōhaku (Stone)series, I hand-hammer copper sheet over basalt stones sourced from locations across Oʻahu, translating their forms through a contemporary martillado process connected to my Mexican heritage. Through hammering, stitching, and binding, each work becomes a collaboration between material, body, and place.

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