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Silas Plum: Cardboard Primitives

Silas Plum

The question of value underpins everything. A decent meal. A romantic partner. Expressing vulnerability in an unfamiliar way. The right brand of rechargeable batteries. In every consideration, from the mundane to the profound, a risk/reward ratio is calculated.

My work expresses and quantifies the subtle and insidious nature of constant calculation. By the conscious re-purposing of formerly valuable objects, be they currency from failed governments, or illustrations that have fallen so far from artistic and monetary value as to be in the public domain, I provide a new context. This re-contextualization, from simple integration into color fields to elaborate new collage action scenes, give fresh life and value to each formerly dead object. Value is reassessed, and the reflexive and endless cycle continues.

100 Percent Real Live Art - Silas Plum
100 Percent Real Live Art
Automaton - Silas Plum
Automaton
Winds - Silas Plum
Winds
Money - Silas Plum
Money
Harry's Harbor Bazaar - Silas Plum
Harry’s Harbor Bazaar
Dinosaur - Silas Plum
Dinosaur
Baby For Sale - Silas Plum
Baby For Sale
These pieces and others are currently exhibited in Silas Plum’s solo show in The Plains, Virginia. Get the details here.
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Silas Plum

Silas Plum makes art in a converted garage in the woods. See more of it at silasplum.com.

Author: Silas Plum Tags: mixed-media, Silas Plum Category: Visual Art and Visual Poetry April 12, 2019

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