Cardboard Houses

David Lefkowitz, Improvised Structures,
2003-05

Images from:
www.dcktcontemporary.com/exhibition/view/578

David Lefkowitz's exhibit is currently displayed at the Weisman Art Museum, where I saw it for the first time last Wednesday. It was created using watercolor and pencil on corrugated cardboard. Seeing it in person is amazing; one of the peices is about 8x12 feet and comprised of several carboard boxes arranged together with one image painted throughout.

"Lefkowitz highlights the nature of how we see and experience our built environment," is written on the plaque titling his work. The use of carboard boxes really brings out the fundamental shapes used in modern-contemporary architecture. It seems to make a statement about how we are going back to the basics in design; beautiful work has recently been composed of clean meticulous lines, not a lot of detail. Lefkowitz uses the straight lines in the piece to really bring out the character of the homes, and shades to create a focal point, drawing your eyes to the image. It remends me of reading Dwell.

-Marina Sharp