Image: Andrew Huff, FlickrSkull #11 ('80s Metal), 2006, by Brian DettmerObsolescence. A leit-motif of our modern age is captured with grace and humor in the artwork of Brian Dettmer. Starting with once common but now superfluous items such as cassette tapes or Encyclopedia sets, Brian Dettmer creates new beauty. The mere concept of reformulating a dead media as a skeleton suffices, but Dettmer hones the message; as the viewer's eyes scan the warped words on each cassette, the titles drive...
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