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A photograph of a grouping of ten small soft sculptures covered with patterns that resemble polished stone of different hues. Half of the sculptures are short and triangular where the other half are tall like an obelisk with a rounded top.

A photograph of two small soft sculptures covered with patterns that resemble polished stone of different hues. One sculpture is short and triangular where the other one is tall like an obelisk with a rounded top.

A photograph of the bottom sides of two small soft sculptures covered with patterns that resemble polished stone of different hues. Each one has a label reading the title of the edition (Hard Feels), the artist's signature, and edition number.

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Brendan Fernandes x FWM

Hard Feels

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Hard Feels brings a tactile twist to artist Brendan Fernandes’s ongoing exploration of body, space, and identity. Made by hand in the FWM Studio, these limited-edition rock sculptures are modeled after the artist's larger fabric boulders, Soft Touch I and II, which playfully reimagine heavy stone forms as soft objects.

Inspired by Fernandes’s choreography and conceptual dialogue with artist Scott Burton’s stone furniture, these miniature sculptures explore the tension between hardness and softness—both physically and metaphorically. Evoking themes of intimacy, queerness, and desire, each “pebble” invites contemplation and touch.

Digitally printed cotton canvas, buckwheat shells.
Rock I: 9 x 5 x 5 inches
Rock II: 4.5 x 6.25 x 4.25
Edition of 5. 3 Artist Proofs.
Includes a certificate of authenticity.

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Meet the Artist

Brendan Fernandes

Chicago-based artist Brendan Fernandes creates expressive works at the intersection of dance and visual arts, addressing themes of displacement, migration, labor, and queerness. Drawing on his multicultural identity and background as a trained ballet dancer, Fernandes combines movement, sculpture, and video to forge collaborative, politically charged art that defies traditional boundaries.

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