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Caption: 26 June - 28 July
OPENING: Friday 29 June, 6-8pm
TALK: Saturday 21 July, 11am
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Caption: Originally appearing as drawings, the
intricately stamped ink trees in “Arboretum” entice us to look closely at each vein, leaf point and trunk marking. These drawings were realized
after John Salvest’s exploration of creating one full tree using one small
handmade, handheld tool.
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Caption: Salvest’s love for wordplay stands out in Tree of Trees, a cylindrical
sculpture made from a vintage stamp holder and found wooden rubber
stamps retired from a bank. Stands like this are often called “trees”
due to their vertical and layered nature. Exploiting that linguistic fact, Salvest replaced the bank stamps with a collection of homemade leaf stamps. These stamps showcase 26 different species of trees, resulting in a tree of trees.
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Caption: “Rather than a departure, “Arboretum” is an arrival, a synthesis of two
seemingly disconnected directions. The project brings together my
better-known inclination toward the altered ordinary object with the
obsessive, usually text-based, rubber stamp drawings I have quietly
produced throughout my career.”
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Caption: Based in Jonesboro, A.R. Salvest is a Professor of Art at Arkansas State
University. He received his B.A. In English from Duke University and an
M.F.A. in sculpture from the University of Iowa. In addition to being
reviewed and featured in numerous publications, such as Art in America,
The New York Times, Art Papers and The New York Examiner, Salvest is the
recipient of various awards and grants including National Endowments for
the Arts Fellowships in 1991 and 1993, and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation
Grant in 1998.
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Caption: davidluskgallery.com