Un/Discard;Re/Form

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Gerry Ruecker, “Keep Calm And,” no date

42"x32"x4" (courtesy of the artist)

Un/Discard:Re/Form explores the transformative potential of salvaged materials, utilizing a bricolage-based approach in sculpture, image and materials use. It references ideas of a sense of place, personal and impersonal histories (real and imagined), and permanence/impermanence. The work consists of the fusion of cast-off, discarded items (such as old pieces of found wood and building materials, rusted metals etc) with highly contrasting ornate baroque-influenced picture frames, kitch, and other miscellaneous related materials.