matthew eskuche  "agristocracy" Racine Art Museum Aug 2010 - July 2011
my attraction to consumptive waste and it's former life as a corporately advertised product seems eternal… from the 90's graphic design of a paper cup that boasts "I am absolutely average!", to the loud wrappings of the candy and sodas that beg for your attention from the convenience store aisles, their life cycles keep me grossly intrigued.

in this exhibition i collected items from our daily stream of food and beverage packaging waste and used their form, line, colour, and shear prolificness as a catalyst to create high end design within an interior space.

the content of the work might exaggerate a minute detail on a fountain drink lid for large scale sculpture, or utilize the formal aspects of a french fry container to generate a colour field painting. in the end, i am hoping to conceal consumer wastes' quiet indifference to our peoples and environments behind the proud podium of art and design.