Artist Statement

Recent projects include discreet objects, sculptural installations, and performative interventions that explore how largely underwhelming forms can speak to the experience of the overwhelmed. Crafty and minimalist in aesthetic with a dry wit that aspires towards the poetic, these explorations reflect a fascination with the individual’s ability to make do in the disparate and corporate landscape of contemporary everyday life. Virtual experience, iconic reference, tautology, and obsessive action are all themes that are used to articulate coping mechanisms.

In my practice, I celebrate the subversive, take comfort in doing things wrong, and strive to make work into play.

Contact Daniel Bouthot

dbouthot@gmail.com