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This current body of work is a series in progress. By re-creating war machines such as the Tankette as a soft sculpture or the military guns in soft, floppy silicone I emasculate them into an almost ridiculous limp unusable form. Visitors are invited to engage with the silicone guns by picking them up and playing with them. When we were children we were often given toy guns, toy soldiers, and cartoons like G.I. Joe to entertain us. It seems strange that as children we were given these ideals of war being heroic, adventurous, and fun. The paintings depict classic war images but in the unassuming color of pink to subvert the heavier content of war and death in the same way as cartoons. There is a purposeful irony in the way we initially see the work and the meaning behind it.
Print:Giclee on Fine Art Paper
Size:10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in
Size with Frame:15.25 W x 15.25 H x 1.2 D in
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David Downs is an interdisciplinary artist born in 1978 in St. Louis, Missouri. Currently he works in Chicago, Illinois. Since 2005 his work has been exhibited in South Bend Museum of Art, Las Manos Gallery, and Baby Blue Gallery. David is a recipient of the Chicago Artist Assistance Program Grant (2010), and a resident artist at Spudnik Press (2016). His work has also been featured in Barbed, Average Art, and WERKS magazines.
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