ABOUT SALVAGE STORIES | Seven Sculptors:
In the exhibition, Salvage Stories, seven sculptors, Eric Banks, Ken Butler, Carol Diamond, Bonny Leibowitz, Shari Mendelson, Shivani Patel, and Mark Van Wagner, transform the mundane trash of contemporary society into sculpture that ranges from emotional resonance to historical allusion, grounded earthiness, and musical innuendo. Though their decision to repurpose discarded detritus connects to the environmental movements of our time, more significantly, these seven artists have chosen upcycled materials because of the compelling textures, colors, and indeed also mystique of the items’ utilitarian origins. This show is an exhibition of contrasts between the “high” and “low” of society’s creations, the destruction of consumerism and the discoveries of art, the ugly and the beautiful, the serious and the playful. With skillful twists of form, manipulation of abstraction, and subtle – and sometimes even quite direct – references to the figure, these sculptors bring the l
