Re-Appropriate at OBJCT Gallery

I have several paintings in a show that opens at OBJCT Gallery in Pomona this Saturday. The title of the show is "Re-Appropriate," and here is how OBJCT Gallery owner David Shearer describes it:

OBJCT Gallery invites you to experience our latest exhibition addressing the intersection between art and design. The concept of reusing or recycling objects or readymades into art is not new; Marcel Duchamp introduced the idea of the readymade as a way to combat the notion of art, rendering objects useless from their original intention. The term appropriation refers to the idea of borrowing and re-using or reclaiming materials and found objects to create new, and in the case here, useful objects. What we are experiencing currently is a shift in why these materials are being used by artists and designers; contemplating materials as not just a way to represent a concept or idea but as a vehicle to reflect on issues that are larger and outside of the basic realm of art and design. Issues of sustainability and environmental consciousness are beginning to infiltrate these art/design elements with the intention of rendering “new” objects that are useful as well as appropriate in terms of social responsibility.

The show runs from January 9 through February 7, 2010, and the opening reception is Saturday, January 9th, from 7-10 pm.

OBJCT Gallery
250 W. 2nd Street
Pomona, CA 91766

Hope to see you there!