Richard Artschwager

Artschwager's sculpture, often employs "fake" materials, such as formica patterned to look like a wood surface. The artist sees such materials as images in and of themselves, or in a sense as photographs, which he appropriates for his artwork. Additionally, in his typically rational yet radical manner, Artschwager believes fundamentally in the use of the forms of everyday objects as the basis for his sculpture. While he shared some of these tenets with his Pop contemporaries, such as Claes Oldenburg, Artschwager's cerebral approach and lack of interest in emulating the bright colors and advertising of capitalist culture in his art set him outside the borders of Pop, and aligning him more closely with, if anyone, the early 20th century surrealist, Marcel Duchamp.

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http://www.broadartfoundation.org/collection/artschwager.html