Leonardo Drew Response Blog:
The work at the show was very interesting. The artist seems to work from an assortment of everyday objects. He seems to like to play with rust and corrosion. One might think that this would give the work an element of the grotesque but I don't particularly remember feeling that way. I felt as though I were roaming around an old dusty attic. Or perhaps a garage. Items that might be a parallel to nostagia or something out of the past. My personal favorite at the show, although I cannot remember the name, was the one made entirely from rusted paper bags. I just vividly remember seeing this monstrosity of old paper bags. It was rather hard to ignore them. What do I remember feeling from this particular piece? I felt as if it were a statement of sorts. The artist kind of putting this bulging mass of bags in the corner as to say: you cannot ignore this. The bags seemed to be acting as characters that were creeping out from the corner and sneeking up on you. I also do remember one of the works, and I think it was featured in the brochure, an aged shelf consisting of other shelfs. Little mini compartments which held things like thimbles, buttons, household objects, etc. All of it seemed to have the rust element just like the other works.
Overall it was not my particular favorite show. But it was interesting none the less, and fascinating to get a glimpse into the artists' mind.