Dialogues
Dialogues
With his most recent work, Daniel Oates questions a society which is obsessed with facts and rational explanation, where belief and myth have fallen to the wayside. With the loss of myth, some part of identity is also lost, and this work is an individualized inquiry into how some sort of truth or meaning can emerge, given these losses. The new sculpture relies on the same cartoon-like abstraction of the human (and animal) body, the same labor-intensive execution, but the images are blended and merged, evoking something less distinct and more personal.
Daniel Oates recently showed several works at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, in “Dialogues: Daniel Oates/Mary Esch”. Catalogue available. (303 Gallery)