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The Studio Chair

Interventions

11/16/2015

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It has been a tough week. As many of you know already my dear friend Brett Foster died last Monday after roughly a year-long bout with cancer.  I may write a small tribute to him later in this blog, when I have the strength to do it. 
In the meantime there have many moments of grace throughout the week, both big and small. I wanted to share this one with you all. I was surprised to come into Adams Hall, where I work, to discover this intervention done to a series of my paintings which are installed in one of the landings. The Mario-themed work was done by a student, as part of an assignment in which students created vinyl cut-outs for site specific installations throughout the building. I was not asked beforehand if this was "ok," and I am so thankful for that.
In spite of my grief I've just had to smile every time I pass this. In fact I confess I have changed my normal routes at times just so I would go up this staircase. It is both playful and surprising. An ekphrastic artwork responding to,  or conversing with, my work. It is a reminder that my work is a living thing, that it continues to speak to others, and that an anonymous student felt some compulsion (even grade/deadline induced compulsion) to respond.
I thank you, whoever you are.
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About David  

David J. P. Hooker lives and works in the greater Chicago area, where he is an artist and Chair of the Art Department at Wheaton College. He received an M.F.A. in Ceramics from Kent State University and a B.A. in English from Furman University. 
 
His artistic practice explores the inherent value of materials, objects, and places, hoping to find ways to better connect and understand the world we live in. Recently he was awarded the Dunhuang Ceramic Residency and spent two months as artist in residence in Lanzhou, China. 
 
When David is not freaking out over deadlines, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Elaine, his children Abbey and Samuel, and the family cat, Evee. He also enjoys baseball, BBQ, and tennis—not necessarily in that order.

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