detail David DeCastro The idea that our existence might be random doesn't sit well with me. I suspect that I am not alone. I find proof of that suspicion in the universal and timeless need to create and recreate systems of order: political, social, and religious. The way in which I work seems to thematically reflect this idea and reaction. My work always begins with the randomness of a found object (never beginning with a concept or theme for which I have to find "the right thing"). Once found, I indulge the impulse to create an ordered composition by manipulating and abstracting the object and/or the world in which it lives. -David de Castro EDUCATION: Bates College, Lewiston, ME University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA Massachussetts College of Art, Boston, MA University of Massachussetts, Boston, MA EXHIBITS: Izzo's Artery Around the Coyote Festival Glass Curtain Gallery Gallery 2828 ATC Gallery Takohl Gallery Open Air 1943: Installation at Theatre on the Lake AWARDS: Around the Coyote Festival Curator's Choice: 1999, 2000, 2002 link: www.daviddecastro.com above:"stations of the cross (13-14) " , 2002 - acrylic, etched durock, 48" x 48" - all rights reserved by the artist. main page PUSH pull 2002   -  site design  t a l l s k i n n y . c o m