He was able to merge his artistic expression with his work as a skilled craftsman, and often used construction materials, such as Celotex, Formica, and wood in combination with his painting. He is famous for creating “blps”, which were punctuation marks enlarged and made of wood, horsehair and paint and placed in spaces, becoming linguistic references.
« My most important quality or property is curiosity. And that had its beginning in what I was going to do with my life. »
Richard Artschwager
Richard Artschwager is noted for his work with architectural themes exploring the processes of fragmentation and expansion. He created his art using his own photographs, three-dimensional furniture, mirrors and reflections, painted woods, “blps”
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He was able to merge his artistic expression with his work as a skilled craftsman, and often used construction materials, such as Celotex, Formica, and wood in combination with his painting. He is famous for creating “blps”, which were punctuation marks enlarged and made of wood, horsehair and paint and placed in spaces, becoming linguistic references.
« My most important quality or property is curiosity. And that had its beginning in what I was going to do with my life. »
Richard Artschwager
Richard Artschwager is noted for his work with architectural themes exploring the processes of fragmentation and expansion. He created his art using his own photographs, three-dimensional furniture, mirrors and reflections, painted woods, “blps” as commentary, inventive combinations of items, unexpected locations and inversions of scale. His Table with Pink Tablecloth is one highly regarded example of his preference for domesticity and subjects related to interior design. His work is included in museums around the world.
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