Danielle James
January 2 - February 8, 2020
Each mass-produced item in this show was salvaged from the secondhand store or the trash and given a neon facelift. Using the imagery already inside of the painting and through pop culture references, these material mashups bring new creative life into these discarded objects. Danielle’s work provides a commentary on contemporary American consumer and social culture that invites viewers to examine their own habits.
Danielle’s exhibition in the Cube also acts as a two pronged reminder to the artist and consumer alike:
1. So many artists (who are alive and work today) could use your support much more than Hobby Lobby.
2. Mass production of objects and our cultures consumption is most certainly contributing to our global climate crisis.
Danielle is a Durham N.C. based neon bender, artist and metalsmith whose works have been exhibited internationally. She is a member of the all-women neon art exhibition SHE BENDS and is currently a 3rd-year neon apprentice under neon artist and sculptor Nate Sheaffer at Glas neon in Raleigh N.C.
The Cube is sponsored by Celito.net who make it possible for us to pay all exhibiting artists a stipend for sharing their creativity with our community.Celito.net
