http://www.welovedc.com/2009/10/16/the-strange-comfort-of-brian-jungen/ Your Life Beyond The Capitol Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:42:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.welovedc.com/2009/10/16/the-strange-comfort-of-brian-jungen/comment-page-1/#comment-14464 We Thank Thee, O DC… » We Love DC Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:02:25 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=20681#comment-14464 [...] exhibits such as NMAI’s Brian Jungen and NatGeo’s Terra Cotta [...] [...] exhibits such as NMAI’s Brian Jungen and NatGeo’s Terra Cotta [...]

]]> http://www.welovedc.com/2009/10/16/the-strange-comfort-of-brian-jungen/comment-page-1/#comment-13322 Dawn Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:04:08 +0000 http://www.welovedc.com/?p=20681#comment-13322 From craftzine.com: "Much of Jungen's work is created out of sports paraphernalia -- a suit of armor made of catcher mitts, a skull crafted from baseball skins, blankets woven from jerseys, and totem poles of stacked golf bags. It's a deliberate choice, Jungen says, to make art from materials belonging to an industry that has claimed names such as The Chiefs, Indians, Redskins and Braves." The art is ironic and poignant. From craftzine.com: “Much of Jungen’s work is created out of sports paraphernalia — a suit of armor made of catcher mitts, a skull crafted from baseball skins, blankets woven from jerseys, and totem poles of stacked golf bags. It’s a deliberate choice, Jungen says, to make art from materials belonging to an industry that has claimed names such as The Chiefs, Indians, Redskins and Braves.”
The art is ironic and poignant.

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