Selected Press
Interview Magazine Online- April 2013
The Purity of Plywood
By Aaron Bobrow
Photography Amy Davis
April 3, 2012
Plastic caps, the remnants of empty spray paint cans, punctuate the surface of Dylan Bailey's large-scale panels of plywood. Standing nearly seven feet tall, Bailey's panels examine the production of industrial materials and our dependency on them. With each work in this series, the Brooklyn-based artist develops a new layout—some panels present a sparse arrangement of caps, while others favour a directional, weighted composition.
In advance of his first solo show at David Nolan Gallery, which opens tomorrow, Bailey spoke with fellow artist Aaron Bobrow about DIY plywood projects from the 1950s and the parallels between abandoned spray paint caps and Budweiser empties.
Read the interview here