One of South Florida’s most celebrated artists, Emmett Moore gained recognition in the Miami art scene for his artistic practice that merges both art and design. Trained as a designer, Moore makes sculptures and furniture that blur the boundaries between high art, functionality, and utilitarianism. His sculptures incorporate elements from design, such as chairs, tables, and other types of utilitarian objects, but are in tune with ideals of modernity and minimalism—the latter appreciated in Moore’s constant interest in minimal geometric forms and color. His work draws inspiration from Miami’s environment, pointing to ideas of construction, Art Deco, and life in the tropics. At the heart of Moore’s aesthetic investigations, there is an obvious commitment to studies of function and form, but also a political impetus to destabilize the divisions between high art as pure form and everyday objects as pure function. Moore harmoniously marries these approaches, crafting sculptures that embody the histories of minimalism, functional design, and the Miami landscape. Triple Valence, is representative of Moore’s practice. Channeling the character of Miami’s street stores, this large-scale sculpture is composed of three geometric forms that bear a resemblance to store awning without fabric. Here, Moore is interested in the relationship between the fractal or geometric figure and architecture. The title of the work refers to the construction of the sculpture, as Moore combined three elements to create one sculptural formation.