CHERYL WASSENAAR'S Lock

CHERYL WASSENAAR
LOCK
FOUND WOODEN COMMERCIAL SIGNAGE
29.5” X 26.5” X 4”
$3200

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“I construct my work from fragments of found and fabricated commercial signage, repurposing the discarded wood into visual stutters of sounds and ideas that borrow from the language of modernist painting, contemporary advertising, and technology. The work often has a nostalgic tone, as its surfaces carry the residue of accumulated experiences, traces of wear and weather. From real estate signs to closed restaurants, scavenged from roadways and wastelands of suburban sprawl, these pieces salvage remnants of St. Louis’ commerce and reimagine its language. The language that appears on signage is direct and economical. I disrupt that efficiency, breaking the text from context and rules of grammar, redirecting attention to the subtle nuances of visual form.”

Lock is made exclusively of the letter “E,” from both found and fabricated wooden commercial signage. The piece is sculptural, bold, but with slight Pop art humor.

ALL ARTWORK CURRENTLY ON EXHIBITION IN THE EIGHTH BIANNUAL EXHIBITION WILL STAY ON DISPLAY AFTER PURCHASE UNTIL OCTOBER 30TH 2023. Some exceptions on case-by-case basis. Shipping rates subject to change based on location and are the responsibility of the buyer. All sales are final.