Darryl Sapien
(415) 751-7118

Artist's Statement

I combine social or personal content with technical mastery, and incorporate found objects into my works. When I paint on found objects, I create unique synergy between the image and the non-traditional surface it is painted on. The found objects are selected for their metaphorical content so that both the image and its support contribute equally to the reading of the finished work.

Performance and Theater Productions Highlights

A Bridge Can ALso Be a Work of Art
1977: Arte Fiera di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.

Liberated Zone
1979: The Sculpture Center, Sydney, Australia

Hero
1980: Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, California 1980: Victoria Theater, San Francisco

Pixillage
1983-84: San Francisco War Memorial Opera House in association with the San Francisco Ballet

Gallery Exhibition Highlights

Artists, Emergent Americans
1981: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City

Painting and Sculpture in California: The Modern Era
1977: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1977: The Gallery of the National Collection of Fine Arts

Tokyo-Bay Area Exchange
1977: Kanagawa Prefectural Hall, Tokyo, Japan

Space/Time/Sound: A Decade in the Bay Area
1980: San Francisco Museum of Modrn Art (catalogue)

La Vue Independante
1981: The American Center, Paris, France

Collections - a Partial List

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City

San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California

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