A Pie in the Puss. assemblage fountain. 3 ½ x 6 feet. 2022
Tyler Stoll is an interdisciplinary artist currently working in sculpture, video, performance, and writing. Stoll grew up in Ohio, where he attended Oberlin College, earning degrees in French Horn Performance and Environmental Studies. He is now living in Portland, Oregon after receiving an MFA in Art from the University of Oregon in 2022. Trained in traditional craft techniques, Stoll completed the Core Fellowship at Penland School of Craft (North Carolina) as well as the Open Studio Residency at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (Maine). His work has been included in American Craft Magazine, The Society of Arts + Crafts (Boston, MA), Lillstreet Gallery (Chicago, IL), VALET (Richmond, VA), Ditch Projects (Springfield, OR), and ANTI-AESTHETIC (Eugene, OR).
Stoll is currently working on a manifesto titled the future is flaccid, which proposes flaccidity as a radical mode of embodiment and a tool to queer and undermine what he calls phallic masculinity. Related work explores the physicality of flaccidity attempting to manifest this way of being into existence through sculpture, performance, and participatory projects.
flaccid protest. group performance. 2022
Fistory Lesson. found, altered, and fabricated objects on AI-generated wallpaper. 2021
missed connection. video installation incorporating stories from m4m > glory hole > fist bump. 2021
m4m > glory hole > fist bump. web-based participatory storytelling project. 2020
FistiCuffs Prototype. altered dress shirt. 2020
Observational Unlearning. video performance. 2020