purvis young exhibit at bob rauschenberg gallery, ft myers

i stopped into this gallery yesterday and i was stunned at purvis young’s use of wood, one of my favourite materials! the randomly obscure placement, fixated, nailed, screwed, stapled at the oddest moment of framing. the wood, scrapped, shards, trash, garbage, wastage, somehow put to use to represent both sacrifice and sustainability. purvis young’s paintings covers the walls of the college-based gallery in his honey in the sky exhibit, accompanied by a short film screening which supposedly contains occasional profanity and nudity if you pay long enough attention. exhibit available until july 13, 2024. see: http://www.rauschenberggallery.com/