Stretched Canvas

Modern Lines

Contemporary White

Natural Clear Maple

Unframed print




Don Simon, Bucks County Pennsylvania
Member Since August 2006
Artist Statement The challenge before me and my digital camera is to track down natural, unstaged scenes which at first glance make little or no sense. That could be simple juxtapositions of manmade and natural shapes, or intricate conflations of actual and reflected realities. These aren’t the abstractions of fantastical far away lands, however, but the oddities of my literal and figurative back yard.
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It’s my intention to investigate in depth the visual world of my immediate surroundings and uncover, if it exists, the strangeness of my everyday world. Yep, it’s that old saw: ‘exoticize the normal’. This could be an avoidance mechanism against the crushing boredom of my life, redecorating the cell as it were, or it could be an actual exploration of what it means to look intensely and see intentionally. Most days it’s a little of both.
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I hope you enjoy the work, and would suggest that you limit your paper choices to semigloss or luster as I feel this work looks best on those substrates. Thank you for your interest.

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