25 August-10 October 2014
Artist talk: Thursday, 28 August, 6-7PM
Opening reception: Friday, 29 August, 6-8PM
“Slices of Life”: Collage and Assemblage by Len Davis
These large & medium-scale works explore the everyday life struggles, such as love, sacrifice, jealousy, ones potential, environment etc… we face and how we endure them.
Len Davis says about his practice:
I have eclectic taste. That’s why I’m so fascinated by the use of mixed media. I like mixed media because of the outcome of combining several elements, creating various textures and colour to evoke a thought and mood in the stories I tell. It’s like a pizza with everything on it. Once you take that first bite, you’re inundated with flavor. And that’s what I strive for in my work.
I work in assemblage, collage, drawing and works on paper. I use lots of found objects, drawings, print outs, text usage, graphite, color pencil, gouache, acrylic, pastel, etc. My pieces deal with life itself, i.e., the people we are, what we create, our capabilities and the issues with which we deal. My premise is to lure the viewer in. Once they’re in, they will be placed in a position to reflect on and question their ethics, be it disquieting or placid.
(text adapted from material provided by the gallery and the artist)
INFORMATION
Snow College Art Gallery
Humanities & Arts Building
150 East College Avenue
Ephraim, Utah 84627 USA
(435) 283-7416
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-5:30PM
Image:
Deface Me, Suppress Me But I’m Still Smiling…Are You?
by Len Davis
87″x60″
charcoal, collage, gouache, colour pencil and wood fence on watercolour paper and panel
2012
Courtesy of the artist and Snow College Art Gallery, Ephraim, Utah