My girlfriend's mother recently purchased a piece by Artist Fred
Danziger. The piece is a wooden cutout of a man in a trench coat, drawn with black paint, from the 20s or 30s smoking a cigarette. I love how it interacts with the home but I have to say, the reason or meaning of the piece has left me (no pun intended) stumped because I can't find information anywhere about this wooden man. It's rumored that Mr.
Danziger may have created this series at a young age before he had found his hand and now, as a highly skilled painter, the artist would rather not look back at the "Wooden 100."
I spent the weekend at my girlfriends home in Audubon, N.J. where her mother keeps Danziger's number four out of 100. Every time I came down the steps I would gasp as I saw the silhouette of a man out of the corner of my eye. Every single time!
I'm going to take a little more time with this piece before writing about it in this week's column. In addition, I will be at the Rodger LaPelle Galleries this Friday for First Friday to see more of Danziger's work. Tweet me anytime @AndyStettler with information on this series, the upcoming Danziger exhibition, or just to chat.
Labels: first friday, fred danziger, rodger lapelle galleries
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