LINDA DURHAM CONTEMPORARY ART is honored to present:  POETIC ARCHAEOLOGY:  an exhibition of new work by ROBERT GAYLOR.  It will open on July 9 and run through August 6, 2010.  A reception for Mr. Gaylor will be held on Friday, July 9 from 5 to 7 pm.

Elegant sculptural compositions of discarded and abandoned everyday objects form the basis of this exhibition. Consciously selected and carefully assembled plastic cups and colanders, goblets and bowls stand totem-like in front of formal photographic portraits of each individual component of the finished sculpture. Vast collections of miniature outgrown toys form an important part of the installation giving the viewer access to a wide range of emotions and experiences.

Writing on his work, Robert Gaylor states: “I have gained perspective on our consumer culture through many years as an industrial designer, as an artist and curator and of course as a consumer. I have evolved from theanthropocentric to a more comprehensive view of Humanity’s place in it all. Existing in this time of “post peak oil” lends another dimension to these late 20th—early 21st century materials.” Robert Gaylor is the co-founder of the Santa Fe Center for Contemporary Art.

He was born in Indiana and raised in Western Pennsylvania.  He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical/industrial engineering with a fine arts studio major from Purdue University. He lives in Santa Fe. He has two large industrial containers full of plastic everything…stored in baskets, arranged by color.

Linda Durham remarked, “When I first saw the size of Bob’s collection of materials and when I realized the scope and depth of that collection, I was completely awed! I think our audience will agree.”