Dustin Shuler
dal 5/11/2004 al 17/12/2004
Segnalato da
Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery
5/11/2004
Dustin Shuler
Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery, Fullerton
Through a series of monumental public art projects and commissions, Shuler has lifted the auto out of its ordinary context to question its priority and importance in our daily lives. The exhibition documents this body of work through drawings, photographs, models and sculptures.
Targets Transportation
Through a series of monumental public art projects and commissions,
California artist Dustin Shuler has lifted the auto out of its ordinary
context to question its priority and importance in our daily lives. The
exhibition, Dustin Shuler Targets Transportation, documents this body of
work through drawings, photographs, models and sculptures.
Shuler is best known for skewering a 1959 Cadillac with a two ton,
twenty-foot nail at California State University, Dominguez Hills ('Death of
an Era,' 1980). He went on to "skinning" cars, treating the sheet metal like
animal hides and hanging them on walls as pelts. 'California Carwash,' part
of the Cal State Fullerton outdoor sculpture collection, consists of a
one-quarter scale Volkswagen bug strung between two steel cutout palm trees.
Dustin Shuler was born in Pittsburgh, PA in 1948. He has been exhibiting
since 1977 has had numerous solo exhibitions. Some of his public projects
and commissions include: 'Albatross V' at the Santa Barbara Airport; Pinned:
'Aircraft As Butterfly' at the American Hotel, Los Angeles; 'Death of an
Era,' California State University, Dominguez Hills and the infamous
'Spindle' at Cermak Plaza, Berwyn, Illinois. His work has been reviewed and
featured in both national and international publications: Sculpture
Magazine, National Geographic Magazine, Stern Magazine, LA Reader, Harper's
Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Artweek, Los Angeles Times, and People
Magazine.
Dustin Shuler, "Spindle," 1989.
Contacts, Marilyn Moore, Art Gallery Office at (714) 278-7750
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 6, 5-8 p.m.
Gallery hours, 12 - 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday & 12-2 p.m. Saturdays;
closed November 23-27 for Fall Recess
Admission, Free
Cal State Fullerton Main Art Gallery
Visual Arts Center € California State University, Fullerton
800 North State College Blvd., Fullerton, CA