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Artist: Ben DiNino (Minneapolis, MN)
Sales for this work are handled by Pulp Stiction. Payment is made through this page.
Year: 2024 | Medium: vintage schoolbook, card stock, PVA adhesive, toys, superglue | Dimensions: 9 1/4” x 7” x 1” inches | Display: Pedestal required (I need one provided)
Artist Statement
This piece is an altered child's schoolbook which uses a variety of imagery, text, and objects to create a new narrative. On the "I Am So An American!" side I inserted imagery of games, clowns, puppets, and kids with their eyes covered. There is also a guy shooting pool and his cue ball is aimed at the toy 8-ball at the bottom of the book. I hoped to convey an atmosphere of cacophony, naive, silliness out of these old illustrations which were originally used as educational tools. All of these white people playing their innocent American games unaware of their privilege and oblivious to what's happening in the outside world. This side of the book works in congress with the back side that states "Accentuate the Negative" (I will submit another application so you can see the other side of the work)
About the Artist
In my work I strive to shed light on the overlooked or discarded; those items or places that are forgotten or slightly out of focus in the background. By highlighting their existence or reconfiguring them into something unique I hope to breathe new life into these neglected images and objects. The majority of my artistic practice recently has centered on collage and book art. I endeavor to prolong the life of outdated how-to manuals, old magazines, snap shots, slide film, and any other materials I‘m able to cut up and reassemble. This is a challenge since I force myself to create something visually interesting or confusing out of what can at times be banal source material. This is what truly excites me when I work. Sitting down with old liquor advertisements or an outdated interior design magazine and experimenting with the images in an attempt to push the limitations of the source material.
https://www.bendinino.com
Pulp Stiction: Collage as an Act of Resistance. Hopkins Hall Gallery, OSU, Oct 26 to Dec 11, 2026.
Artist: Ben DiNino (Minneapolis, MN)
Sales for this work are handled by Pulp Stiction. Payment is made through this page.
Year: 2024 | Medium: vintage schoolbook, card stock, PVA adhesive, toys, superglue | Dimensions: 9 1/4” x 7” x 1” inches | Display: Pedestal required (I need one provided)
Artist Statement
This piece is an altered child's schoolbook which uses a variety of imagery, text, and objects to create a new narrative. On the "I Am So An American!" side I inserted imagery of games, clowns, puppets, and kids with their eyes covered. There is also a guy shooting pool and his cue ball is aimed at the toy 8-ball at the bottom of the book. I hoped to convey an atmosphere of cacophony, naive, silliness out of these old illustrations which were originally used as educational tools. All of these white people playing their innocent American games unaware of their privilege and oblivious to what's happening in the outside world. This side of the book works in congress with the back side that states "Accentuate the Negative" (I will submit another application so you can see the other side of the work)
About the Artist
In my work I strive to shed light on the overlooked or discarded; those items or places that are forgotten or slightly out of focus in the background. By highlighting their existence or reconfiguring them into something unique I hope to breathe new life into these neglected images and objects. The majority of my artistic practice recently has centered on collage and book art. I endeavor to prolong the life of outdated how-to manuals, old magazines, snap shots, slide film, and any other materials I‘m able to cut up and reassemble. This is a challenge since I force myself to create something visually interesting or confusing out of what can at times be banal source material. This is what truly excites me when I work. Sitting down with old liquor advertisements or an outdated interior design magazine and experimenting with the images in an attempt to push the limitations of the source material.
https://www.bendinino.com
Pulp Stiction: Collage as an Act of Resistance. Hopkins Hall Gallery, OSU, Oct 26 to Dec 11, 2026.