Joe Dal Pra
3341 W. Chive Place
Tucson, Arizona 85741
(520) 882-2896 (Home) (520) 561-3956 (Cell)
jdalpra@icloud.com web portfolio: http://jdalpra9.wixsite.com/joe-dal-pra
Statement on works:
Change can be random or calculated. Either one can make you feel out of control. There is fear in change that turns things in a different direction than you hoped. There is a fear in things never changing to improve. Images, objects or stories that depict this changing can give the feeling of control, or how little control we have.
So, I attempt to show change in my work, particularly how change builds a history, often of deterioration. Most of my works have a broken and put back together feel. Surfaces are worn and often show layers of underneath coatings and materials. Figures have a fragmented form or surface. Structures are bent, twisted, repaired and reused. I work towards showing a history to each that shows change, its richness and its fragility and a conflict within it.