Artist Brian Dettmer
From KINZ, TILLOU + FEIGEN:
Brian Dettmer sifts through stacks of antiquated books,
boxes of dusty cassette tapes, and piles of obsolete maps to uncover
the perfect source and subject for his conceptual explorations and
sculptural dissections. Dettmer alters pre-existing materials by
selectively removing and manipulating elements as a way to allow new
interpretations and ideas to emerge. With the precision of a surgeon,
Dettmer uses scalpels, tweezers, and other medical instruments to carve
into the surface of his found objects to reveal hidden meanings.
Brian Dettmer has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums throughout North America and Europe. His work has been featured in several books and in 2007 he was selected as the featured artist by the Illinois Art Education Association, a program in which images of his work were incorporated into lesson plans for student art projects.
