Rearticulating the past in her own distinctive vernacular, Stiler juxtaposes visual information from academic and popular sources in order to reflect on our present moment. Her sculptures often simulate high-art materials that reference ancient histories, while using everyday materials charged with emotional and psychological resonance.
“I was initially drawn to this set of materials (foam, resin, fiberglass) simply for their facility and availability to me,” Stiler explains. “This mimicking of more elevated (and outdated) materials brings in the subject of taste, as the objects are quoting ones we’ve all seen before, through materiality as well as representation of the nude. So the questions of skill and craft, high and low, and their play with imitation bring up questions of kitsch.” Moreover, her inventive screens and benches—part object, part artwork—present design as yet another art historical through which to view her practice.