CV Peterson Fine Arts

Painting, sculpting, performance and installation. Come follow the adventure!

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Mykitas Epoch: When The Time Comes from CV Peterson on Vimeo.

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Mykitas Epoch: Who Goes First from CV Peterson on Vimeo.

"Mykitas Epoch: Who Goes First" was an interactive installation exhibited at the 2023 Terrain Biennial in Chicago and the surrounding area.

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CVPETERSON_ROUGHCUT from CV Peterson on Vimeo.

Video Documentation for the 2023 Terrain Biennial by Mikey Mosher. This installation was inspired by the 2023 Terrain Biennial’s theme, Mycelium Connection, and my artistic practice of sculpting with fungus to introducing various innovative environmental research to a wider audience.

“Mykitas Epoch – Who Goes First” is an interactive installation modeled after a childhood favorite game, Connect Four, and invites the community to take a pause in their busy day to play a yard game with a conceptual twist. The game takes place on a large checkerboard comprised of garden mulch where there are written prompts that give participants the option to engage in conversation about sustainability, the direction the world is going, mass extinction of organisms on the planet, and to share what products they wish would go green.

The playing tokens for this installation are separated by two different images sculpted onto the face of the token. One image is the sigil for the word ‘Plastic’ and the other is the sigil for ‘Styrofoam,’ two products we are praying to disappear as we continue to bless it upon our planet. The tokens are grown out of a fungal mycelium that is a bio-alternative for Styrofoam and then dried to become the playing pieces of this game. This fungi is a natural material from Ecovative Design called Mycofoam, that they are actively using to replace Styrofoam. These tokens are an example of green engineering that is available NOW, not a concept for the future.

So come play a game with us and take a moment to ask yourself, Who Goes First?

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Mykitas Epoch When The Time Comes from CV Peterson on Vimeo.

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Mykitas Epoch - Happy Hour from CV Peterson on Vimeo.

Virtual Liver Performance by CV Peterson. Hosted by Out of Site Chicago with Experimental Sound Studios.

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Sketch experiments in the studio! Swipe to see what the “paint” is! . . . #Sketch #Art #EcoArt #EnvironmentalArt #Pollution #PollutionArt #TrashArt #NatureVsManMade #StudioTime #StudioPlay #BehindTheScenes #Experiment #ContemporaryArt #CVPeterson @cvpetersonstudios #SwipeToSee (at Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CJZlmGrFwan/?igshid=1rf08h3fq992r

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Glimpse of this past summer at in my family’s garden. I returned to sketching for the sake of sketching during quarantine. . . . #QuarantineArt #Sketching #Garden #FlowerSketch #IsolationPractice #ArtPractice #FloralArt #Art #Peaceful #Summer #tb (at Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/CIlqxPQFLHH/?igshid=10lo04f2ubjfa

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I am so proud of my local community and its explosion of aid for local creatives (musicians, writers, artists, dancers, actors, all those in the creative fields). I am honored and humbled to be a recipient of the Chippewa Valley Artist Relief Fund. I highly recommend this to all of my artistic peers in the Chippewa Valley. This is for you. This is our community coming together to help us. Please go to @ambientinks and click on the link in their bio if you want to apply. I can not urge you enough. . . . #SupportLocalArtists #SupportLocalArt #ChippewaValley #Wisconsin #EauClaireArtists #SupportLocal #CreativeCommunity #ArtisticCommunity #CommunitySupport #AidLocal #ArtistAid #ArtistSupport #LoveMyCommunity (at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_VMUWaFUnU/?igshid=1ugqz553b6pvq

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Yellow roses are a symbol of friendship. I begin this piece during this uncertain time. Self-imposed isolation and social-distancing is the proper course of action for us all. But I think of my friends and family that are far from me. I wish to extend myself and my energy in friendship, love, and support. I love and miss you. May my warm energy reach you all. . . . #covid19 #SocialDistancing #SelfIsolation #Health #Art #Painting #WIP #YellowRoses #Friendship #MultiDisciplinary #EnvironmentalArt #QueerArtist #MaleArtist #FemaleArtist #NonbinaryArtist #WisconsinArtist #ChicagoArtist #SupportLocalArtists #WorkInProgress #BehindTheScenes #IMissYou #XoXo #ButNoTouching https://www.instagram.com/p/B-gXPCYFDEj/?igshid=1b3jvs1z60qud

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Sometimes I have to remember to allow myself to experience the wonder of the creative practice— and just plain life. To remember that there are trees to climb, cups of tea to sip, and birds to listen to. It can be hard during the winter but I find it hardest when I am holed in my studio, regardless of season. Winter had magic too, snowy hikes, snowshoeing, ice skating, quilts and fireplaces. Today I am going to take a moment to breathe and dream, even a moment is more than what O have recently given myself. . . . Model: Me 📸: Christina Cole #tbt #Photography #Balloons #FlyWithMe #Dream #ArtPractice #Creativity #Inspirations #Memories #TakeABreath #Artist #Collaboration #DreamsTakeFlight #CreativePractice #Process #Whimsy https://www.instagram.com/p/B8O4YmfFxVG/?igshid=1pq95c083vl6a

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Sketch book with hints of what the new piece will look like. I am, in addition to a new fungus series, experimenting with combining three previous ideas into one. It may succeed, it may crash and burn in fire, but a good portion of my practice is experimentation. All so my dear likes it, a lot. . . . #sketchbook #art #behindthescenes #artexperimentation #painting #wip #queerartist #nonbinaryartist #femaleartist #maleartist #classicalmeetsenvironmental #youllsee https://www.instagram.com/p/B73oTJuFztq/?igshid=dnx3uetoxg1j

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“Mykitas Epoch - Whispered Histories” (2019) as it is supposed to be viewed! (13’ x 5’) One of the interesting thing about installing work in spaces is sometimes the ideal set up doesn’t work. One has to be creative. And when an opportunity does arrive that allows you to show it the way you always envisioned it — well it is a pretty amazing feeling. Image from my solo exhibition at @riponcollege this past autumn. Thank you @ecovative for your continual support! . . . #Art #FungusArt #FungusSculpture #PostHumanityArt #ClimateChangeArt #MykitasEpoch #PlasticAlternative #Ecovative #QueerArtist #MultiDisciplinaryArtist #FemaleArtist #MaleArtist #NonBinaryArtist #ExperimentalArt #BioArt #ArtAndScience #MycologyArt #FutureOfThisPlanet #StoryTellingMadScientist (at Ripon, Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6O1sZDFCx7/?igshid=16qwriu1n7nfr

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My personal practice has been expanding and evolving with all the experiences and support my friends have gifted me. I was lucky to participate in a writing workshop hosted by Chicago author Toya Wolfe (@toyawolves ), the first ever hosted at Envisage Art Retreat (@envisageartretreat ) I realized I do have a story to share, and am excited to put pen to paper and give it a shot. . . . #WIP #Artist #Writer #CreativePractice #ChicagoAuthor #WritersWorkshop #EnvisageAIR #Wisconsin #QueerArtist #BehindtheScenes #NewPractices #StudioPractice #SupportLocalArtists #CreativeCommunity (at Wisconsin) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6MB4JxltZr/?igshid=q481rewj97zm

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“Mykitas Epoch- Distillery” (2019) The craft cocktail of the future. Influenced by Dr. Sheri Mason’s research that states we ingest 2,000 particles of plastic per year through our food and water. Sea salt companies are no longer able to syphon out all plastic because it’s too saturated with microplastics called “nurdles.” Currently the world’s drinking water is littered with nurdles, but in the Mykitas Epoch future it has become more diluted. The “Distillery” is a way for my futuristic fungal beings to create this plastic-laden elixir. They experiment with the ratio of saltwater to plastic, and come up with the perfect brew in this craft beverage pursuit. . . . @gustavusadolphuscollege #BioArt #ChemArt #Salt #Plastic #TrashArt #MykitasEpoch #Art #ClimateChangeArt #DystopicUtopic #PostHumanity #PlasticBasedEcosystem #QueerArtist #NonBinaryArtist #MaleArtist #FemaleArtist #EnvironmentalArt #FictionSeepedInTruth #Cocktail #CraftCocktail #OfTheFuture #Distillery @riponcollege #Cheers #ToTheAnthropocene (at Gustavus Adolphus College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B37O4AXF2vM/?igshid=nvcgmhk8dy33

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“Mykitas Epoch- Distillery” (2019) The craft cocktail of the future. Influenced by Dr. Sheri Mason’s research that states we ingest 2,000 particles of plastic per year through our food and water. Sea salt companies are no longer able to syphon out all plastic because it’s too saturated with microplastics called “nurdles.” Currently the world’s drinking water is littered with nurdles, but in the Mykitas Epoch future it has become more diluted. The “Distillery” is a way for my futuristic fungal beings to create this plastic-laden elixir. They experiment with the ratio of saltwater to plastic, and come up with the perfect brew in this craft beverage pursuit. . . . @gustavusadolphuscollege #BioArt #ChemArt #Salt #Plastic #TrashArt #MykitasEpoch #Art #ClimateChangeArt #DystopicUtopic #PostHumanity #PlasticBasedEcosystem #QueerArtist #NonBinaryArtist #MaleArtist #FemaleArtist #EnvironmentalArt #FictionSeepedInTruth #Cocktail #CraftCocktail #OfTheFuture #Distillery @riponcollege #Cheers #ToTheAnthropocene (at Gustavus Adolphus College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B37O4AXF2vM/?igshid=nvcgmhk8dy33

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Deinstall at Gustavus Adolphus College this weekend. I am so honored to have been invited to exhibit at the Schaefer Gallery in conjunction to the Nobel Conference on Climate Changed. My current body of work is a futuristic view of the human-caused environmental devastation of our planet. And I can not be more please with how this exhibit turned out. Thank you, @gustavusadolphuscollege ! . . . #Artist #SoloExhibition #ArtExhibition #Art #Exhibition #EnvironmentalArt #ClimateChangeArt #BioArt #QueerArtist #NonBinaryArtist #MaleArtist #FemaleArtist #MykitasEpoch #FungusArt #GustavusAdolphus #GAC10 #Alumna #CVPeterson #ThankYou (at Gustavus Adolphus College) https://www.instagram.com/p/B30cLlmltKI/?igshid=1mrg86n15vt70

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Experiences, personal histories, and a moment to remember your roots is sometimes needed when you’re feeling overwhelmed. When I was little I stayed I wanted to be a cowboy-ballerina when I grew up. I guess a cowboy-artist isn’t so bad 👩‍🎨🐎 . . . #Horse #HorseBackRiding #Dun #Cowboy #Cowgirl #Artist #ArtPractice #Yehaw #Relax #Remember #PersonalHistory #HisNameIsDuma #PetersonRanch (at Peterson Ranch/Stables) https://www.instagram.com/p/B229Divlvmr/?igshid=1131tsd3rnbo4