David Opdyke Explained

David Opdyke (born 1969) is an American visual artist who works in sculpture and installation. He was born in Schenectady, New York, and lives in Queens.[1]

Work

Opdyke's work explores issues surrounding consumerism, globalization and environmental degradation. His found-postcard installation, This Land, portrays an idealized version of Americana upon first viewing. Upon closer scrutiny, viewers realize that each postcard includes painted interventions such as wildfires, locust swarms, tornadoes and similar "natural disasters" depicting the effects of climate change. Other painted additions include human responses or cultural interventions that feebly attempt to mitigate environmental disasters.[2] In 2022, This Land was included in the exhibition, Someday, all this, at the Climate Museum's pop-up space in Soho, New York.[3]

Opdyke's work has received critical attention in The Paris Review,[4] the Detroit Art Review,[5] Hyperallergic,[6] The New York Times,[7] among other publications.

He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning in 1962.[8]

Awards and honors

Collections

Opdyke's works are held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art,[10] New York; the Brooklyn Museum,[11] and other venues.

Publications

Monacelli Press/Phaidon published a monograph on his work, with essays by Maya Wiley and Lawrence Weschler.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Opdyke . Pratt Institute . 10 October 2022.
  2. News: Weschler . Lawrence . To Get This Artist's Message, You Have to Look Really Closely . The New York Times . 18 January 2019.
  3. News: Banful . Akua . David Opdyke: Someday, all this . 8 October 2023 . The Brooklyn Rail . December 2022.
  4. News: Traps . Yevgeniya . David Opdyke . 10 October 2022 . The Paris Review . 17 December 2012.
  5. News: Standfest . David . Paved with Good Intentions: David Opdyke at The University of Michigan Institute for the Humanities . 10 October 2022 . Detroit Art Review . 9 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Sharp . Sarah Rose . Seeking Beauty as the World Falls Apart . Hyperallergic . 22 February 2019 . 10 October 2022.
  7. News: Genocchio . Benjamin . ART REVIEW; Small Scale, Big Issues . 10 October 2022 . The New York Times . 2 January 2005.
  8. Web site: Notable DAAP Alumni . 2023-12-01 . College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning . en-us.
  9. Web site: Introducing NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program Recipients and Finalists . New York Foundation for the Arts . 10 July 2018 . 10 October 2022.
  10. Web site: David Opdyke . Museum of Modern Art . 10 October 2022.
  11. Web site: David Opdyke: Connected, 2004 . Brooklyn Museum . 10 October 2022.