Dan Dowd’s work is an intriguing mixture of the familiar and the mysterious – re-combining found and gifted materials into wall mounted artworks that can evoke a range of reactions – from the visceral to the cerebral.
“Materials, fibers and frequently patinas are often a motivation for my work, but sometime. single object can drive the piece entirely. Documentation of items, events, people and places are ideas that I work with. I am thoughtful about all of these things and by documenting and working with them I find fulfillment. The patinas. I am attracted to convey to me a since of trauma or tragedy and sometimes humor. Working with these items provides them a second chance, usually under different circumstances.
Histories recorded on surfaces through manufacture, use, wear and maculation inform the choices I make with my recent assemblages/construction. Fragments of clothing once beloved or wished-for make their way with other fragments of metal or rubber setting the ground work for relationships and inquiry. Clothing given to me that was once owned by someone I knew is used for portraits. Suggestions of body parts, humor, and identity play supporting roles in all of these pieces. Extending life through this work and documenting repair and re-sue reoccur as important themes.” Dan Dowd
Dan Dowd – “Selections” June 29- July 28, 2024. First Friday July 5, 5-7PM.
Dan Dowd’s first exhibition with Caldbeck Gallery was a two person show with Katherine Bradford in August of 2021. Bradford_Dowd_2021_ecatalog
