GUSTAVO GALVAN  Shopping Bag Intricacies

June 13 to July 15, 2012  Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art

Featuring eleven wearable structures made from a variety of found materials, such as deconstructed plastic bottles, shopping bags, gold leaf and some intricate weavings by hand. A performance in the Richmond County Savings Foundation Tuscan Garden  used live models to demonstrate the versatility and adaptability of the unique designs. The artist’s goal is to change the way these materials are understood, repurposing and reusing them as components of an artistic design. The finished pieces emphasize the beauty and aesthetic potential of everyday materials. 

Galvan participated in SHARP, the Snug Harbor Artist Residency Program, in April and May. 

Shopping Bag Intricacies is made possible, in part, by a grant from the Edward & Sally Van Lier Fund through New York Community Trust.