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David Buckingham's upcoming show breaks new ground when it comes to the term
found object. He searches and carts away found metal remnants of industrial
relics to be given new life. In doing so a body of work forged from this
scarred colorful metal emerges. "I love the idea that these forgotten relics
are rescued and converted into art" something that was destined for the
landfill ends up in a marble hall in the Hamptons'. Calling LA home,
inspiration comes from visuals associated with popular American cultureq
cars, television, film, and advertising. These combinations of decay and
high/low vision create a specific language all its own. His text pieces
"slogans and catch phrases from classic movie and television lines" are words
that are embedded in our collective mind and culture. This use of text
combined with the visual tangibility immerses the viewer in a distorted
post-advertising vernacular, which leaves its own unique imprint.
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