Scott Berels is a sculptor and visual artist living and working in Detroit, Michigan. He is also the founder of Def Fab Design, an independent fabrication workshop located in a 5000-square foot warehouse space for commercial and residential clients, as well as general contractors including CNC machining, welding, woodworking and 3D design.
His artwork is focused in cast iron, and utilizes many of the mold-making industrial and craft materials from this process in order to make non-metal sculptures and paintings. The 2D artwork that he creates is considered to be his own ‘iron casting rehab,’ which embody the residue of industrial processes present in his own metalwork practice.
Barel’s exhibition “Degradation Reservation,” opening at PLAYGROUND DETROIT on May 4, addresses consumerism and the human consumption of natural resources, playing on the duality between the abuse of our planet and the comfort we seek from mass-produced products that make up our reality. The series is driven by an overwhelming lack of responsibility in how humanity cares for the planet, alongside an ongoing desire for convenience.
