With the best quote we've heard in a while, Aaron Kramer of Urban Objects says that "trash is the failure of imagination".
With that, you can begin to understand his lovely orbs, balls and other objects covered in things like street sweeper bristles and coffee stirrers found in the dumpsters at Peet's coffee.
The shapes and textures of Aaron's work thrill us. Both silly and smart. disposable and collectable. neat stuff, indeed.
fascinating and cool - but does anyone find the second object as disturbing/eerie as I do?
it's like a diabolical cashew nut or something fetal or something...eerie.
it's the one object of his I wouldn't want in my own home.
My first thought about the second object was lewd, and not in a good way.
Now the round things that aren't solid... those grab me.
I was thinking human embryo for number two. Not lewd, but creepy. Very creepy.
But all are very cool.
Well as the maker of the objects I must set the record straight. 6 years ago when my first daughter wa in-utero, I began making "nascent" forms that were directly inspired by the first ultra sounds I saw. I had an exhibition at Aron Packer gallery that truly fleshed out the vision of life beginning and the wonderous transformation that occurs.
http://www.aronpacker.com/kramer/kramer.html
I continue to repurpose materials on a daily basis and attempt to bring my unique urban vision to as wide an audience as possible.
A
Also, my next Los Angeles show will be at Gallery Bandini, 2635 South Fairfax, Culver City. October 28th is the opening. SZee you there.
http://bandiniart.com/