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January 22 - March 13, 2010 Unbeknownst to many, Atlanta artist Steven Sachs has been creating fascinating works of art for over thirty years. His distinct aesthetic is explained by the myriad of his influences. Sachs admires the inherent honesty in a Southern folk artist's crooked line as well as the stark, hard-edged surfaces of op artist Bridget Riley. His work hovers in between the two styles- an amalgamation of a tightly controlled modern aesthetic with a spontaneity lent by re-contextualized objects. Sachs' paintings have hard-edged surfaces with figures precisely rendered in shiny enamels. His sculptures reflect his role as "urban archaeologist," breathing new life into discarded objects. Impressive woodworking and metal welding skills lend the artist's found object sculptures a refinement that is reminiscent of abstract expressionist Louise Nevelson, another of his influences. A disciplined improviser, Sachs has created an intriguing body of work with a profound sensitivity to his materials. This retrospective promises to be a rare journey through Sachs' thirty-year oeuvre. |
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| Urban Archaeology Installation (Detail), 2010 78" diameter, irregular found crushed cans Not for Sale |
Rock, Paper, Scissors, 2008 8 1/2" x 8" x 1 1/2" irregular found objects SOLD |
We Are All Immigrants, 2009 10" x 14" x 5" irregular found objects, enamel, rock, wood SOLD |
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| Spider, 2007 10" x 14" x 5" irregular found objects, metal, rock SOLD |
Bug on Steroids, 2004 8" x 25" x 5" irregular metal from BBQ grill $450 |
Bug on Steroids II, 2004 9" x 10" x 4 1/2" irregular metal from BBQ grill $350 |
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| Wooden Box, 1997 7 1/2" x 10 1/2" x 10 1/2" maple, linen (interior) $450 |
Face with Magnet Eyes, 2006 31 1/2" x 9 1/2" x 7 1/4" irregular metal, concrete, found objects $900 |
Who Turns the Wheel, 2009-10 33 1/2" x 62" rust, enamel, found objects on panel $2500 |
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| "The Angry Man Stepped Over the Sleeping Dog" Study, 1976 20 1/4" x 16 1/4" colored pencil and ink SOLD |
Anatomy & Drawing, 1985 24 1/2" x 27" enamel, ink, pencil on paper $900 |
Harmony, 2004 63" x 47" x 3" cans, bottlecaps, ink, enamel, corrugated board SOLD |
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| Will It Always Be This Way?, 2010 31" x 10" x 10" irregular metal, film, found objects $900 |
Angel Babies, 1992 48 1/4" x 32 3/4" ink, enamel on paper SOLD |
City Hall, 1992 47 1/4" x 31 1/4" ink, enamel, rust, collage on paper $1600 |
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| Courthouse, 1992 48 1/4" x 32 3/4" ink, enamel on paper $1600 |
Renovation, 1981 35" x 43 1/4" x 2 1/2" ink, enamel, found objects on masonite $1650 |
Would Steal Tools, 2009 14" x 22 1/2" x 2" irregular wood, steel, tools $600 |
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| Body, Mind, Spirit, 1997 20 1/2" x 18 1/2" tempura and ink on paper, enamel on wood $650 |
Handyman, 2010 43" x 14" x 8" irregular found objects SOLD |
Star Mathemetician, 2010 34" x 10 1/2" x 1" perforated metal, wood, film, found objects $800 |
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| Male Figure, 2007 34" x 14" x 2" irregular metal, found objects SOLD |
Face, 2002 20" x 12" x 4" irregular pot lid, marbles, found objects SOLD |
Actions Do Not Speak Louder Than Words, 2009 15 1/2" x 12 1/2" veneer wood, enamel, hologram, glass $500 |
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| Face, 2008 17" x 16" x 1 1/2" irregular wood, metal SOLD |
Think, 2002 39 1/4" x 65" x 3" found objects, mirror SOLD |
Basic Instinct: Food, Shelter, Companionship, 2001 57" x 40 1/2" x 17" irregular wood, rocks $1850 |
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| Drought, 2008 25 1/2" x 25 1/4" enamel on paper $1400 |
High Dive, 2008 58" x 18" ink, enamel on masonite $1400 |
Tangerine, 2005 15" x 31" x 5" found objects SOLD |
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| Spot, 2009 13" x 22" x 5" irregular coffee and pinto beans, wood $900 |
Sweeper, 2009 15" x 28" x 4" irregular found broom, wood, paint $750 |
Red Hot Dog, 2010 15 1/2" x 23" x 4 1/2" irregular red hots, tic tacs, wood, found objects $750 |
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| Brunswick, 2005 15" x 22" x 4 1/2" irregular found objects, wood, bark $750 |
Sally, 2006 26" x 40" x 12" irregular metal, wood $1500 |
Scott, 1996 26" x 40" x 12" irregular wood, rocks $1500 |
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| Start then Finish, 1994 50" x 52 1/2" x 4" irregular enamel on wood $2150 |
Another Table, 1979 36" x 29 1/2" ink, enamel on paper $1200 |
What More Can I Say, 1979 36" x 29 1/2" ink, enamel on paper $1200 |
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| Silver Box with Pinballs, 1996 6" x 7 1/8" x 7 1/8" wood, pinballs SOLD |
Painted Box, 1997 7 1/2" x 8" x 8" enamel, wood $300 |
Tall Box, 1998 22" x 7 1/4" x 7 1/4" baseball, wood, paint, grasscloth (interior) $450 |
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| Sticks and Stones, 2009 24 1/2" x 24 1/2" irregular sticks, stones, bones, enamel on wood $1800 |
Not So Famous Last Words, 2009 18" x 26" x 2 1/2" irregular ink, enamel on paper on perforated metal $1400 |
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