Steve
Wiman: There's More Where That Came From
February 3 - March 4, 2012
Reception: Friday, February 3, 7 - 11 PM
at:
SalaDiaz
517 Stieren
San Antonio, Texas 78210
210.852.4492
Says
Austin artist Steve Wiman:
"We live in an object filled world with
new stuff being manufactured, used and discarded
every minute of every day. Fortunately, today
the habits of thrift, reuse, recycle and repair
are more revered than they have been in decades.
Careful consumption is now in vogue. We may
now find ourselves paying more to be conspicuously
green consumers. I feel fortunate to be from
a family of folks who darned their socks,
patched the holes in their shirts, made a
new handle for the hoe when the old one broke,
reused the aluminum foil until it was riddled
with holes, and saved every inch of string,
every twist tie and every rubber band that
ever entered the house. My personal compulsions
to save and collect veer dangerously close
to hoarding, but, I am not a hoarder, I'm
a collector. I collect because I see beauty
in the worn patina of the discarded. I collect
because objects stir my memories and emotions.
I collect because nostalgia and sentimentality
are valuable healers. I collect because there
is great pleasure in doing so. When the beauty
or poignancy or humor in an object reveals
itself to someone else, we share that connection.
And if you think this sounds like bullshit,
there's more where that came from."
After
Friday the space is open by appointment until
March 4th. Call 210 852 4492.
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Look for the next incarnation
of THE MONA LISA PROJECT with gallery friend,
Rino Pizzi and several gallery artists including
Ellen
Berman, Faith Gay, Beili Liu, Beverly Penn,
and Sydney Yeager.
It
will be on display in the Austin City Hall
"People's Gallery," opening February
24th from 6 to 9, through February 2013.
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