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Collage by David Poppie

Artist Statement

My recent work involves the reclaiming disposable objects in mass to create two and three dimensional works. Pieces can involve tea bags, matchbook strikes, plastic cutlery, etc. These items are generally disregarded and ignored by the everyday person. Through the gathering of the discards of contemporary culture, I ask the viewer to reconsider the function and value of these objects. I also reassign their value by re-contextualizing them by creating a piece of art from them. Besides utilizing the formal issues that interest me, based in the Minimalist school, I also am making a commentary on the disposable nature of contemporary culture.- David Poppie

Come to the opening this Friday, June 1, 6-8pm, at the Pavel Zoubok Gallery,

(533 West 23rd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues.)

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