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T. Rex
1998, Mixed Media
David P. Dobkin (1948 - ) American
In this bold and dramatic sculpture, we see Dobkin at his best.
The application of thick hollow tubes evinces the ponderous,
prehistoric enormity of Rex, while the use of colored paper
clips conveys the lithe, flexible agility needed to capture
prey. The artist is playing with our senses, imploring us at
once to embrace size and to eschew it, to appropriate ephemera
and to dismiss them. To mediate these two opposing forces, Dobkin
incorporates a cork in a superanterior position binding the work into a
totality representing the Zeitgist of his time. The tonality of
tan is total. The artist, in acknowledging his debt to his son,
reveals a sensitivity and trust unique among sculptors of the late 20th
Century, but which is a dominant theme in the entire Dobkin oeuvre.
From ELE
From mrm@ee.princeton.edu Mon May 11 09:00:13 1998
Hi David-
We were down in Philadelphia yesterday
and ended up briefly in the Philadelphia Free Library.
Near the lobby we looked through an exhibit that included
your dumpster divers dinosaur.
The group/exhibit weren't very well-explained,
but it was a fascinating find anyway. Did you
expect any Princetonians to discover your art in
this way? Or is this someone else impersonating you?
--Margaret
From: Margaret Martonosi
Date: Mon, 11 May 1998 09:00:08 -0400
To: dpd@CS.Princeton.EDU
Subject: dumpster dinosaur...
Cc: mrm@ee.princeton.edu