“The Road Trip”, David Petrakovitz

Artists Statement
"My recent work reflects my interest in industrial forms in the creation of steel totems, masks and other welded sculptural constructions that often suggest a mechanical purpose. I enjoy spending time exploring in old barns, scrap and junk yards looking for weathered and rusted old metal parts that retain a hint of their original use. Sometimes I employ that original function, other times I simply allude to it (wheels that do not move or gears that do not turn) or I just ignore the original use and let the part stand on it's own strength and uniqueness. These recycled artifacts, along with the forms I fabricate combine to create sculptures that often appear to have some mysterious function."
-David Petrakovitz

Road Trip: an homage to both the industrial and commercial imagery of a crazy road trip across America. It is a combination of colorful powder coated welded steel forms and found objects that convey the eye popping visual stimuli of the American commercial landscape in an antidotal experience.