SCOTT CAMPBELL, Lonely, 2013
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SCOTT CAMPBELL, Lonely, 2013
Edition of 50 + 1 AP
Numbered
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
Hand knotted
Wool & Silk
High / Low Cut
Scott Campbell is an American artist whose practice moves fluidly between tattooing, sculpture, drawing, and installation, contributing to a broader reconsideration of tattoo as both cultural language and contemporary art form. Widely recognized for elevating the medium beyond its traditional contexts, Campbell has carried the vocabulary of tattoo — its symbolism, precision, and permanence — into other artistic disciplines, allowing its visual codes to inhabit new materials and spaces.
Central to his work is the translation of line from skin to object. Campbell redirects the intricate mark-making associated with tattoo into unexpected surfaces, from delicate watercolor and graphite compositions rendered on eggshells to carved sculptural forms. In doing so, he reframes tattoo not simply as decoration, but as a system of belief and communication, touching on themes of ritual, devotion, authority, and the symbolic languages through which individuals construct identity and meaning.
In one of his most multifaceted bodies of work, Campbell employs U.S. dollar bills as raw material, stacking and meticulously cutting away layers to create sunken reliefs. The process parallels tattooing itself: just as a needle penetrates the skin to embed ink, Campbell excavates the surface of currency, transforming a symbol of economic value into a site of reflection. Text and iconography emerge from these altered bills, pointing to contradictions embedded within ideas of wealth, desire, and emotional life.
For HENZEL STUDIO, Campbell created a free-form design based on the image of a dollar bill, marked with the handwritten letters “L, L, Y,” spelling the word LONELY. Translated into hand-knotted form, the work juxtaposes the familiar signifier of monetary exchange with a personal, almost confessional gesture, extending Campbell’s exploration of value — both economic and human — into a tactile medium.
Selected exhibitions include presentations at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow; OHWOW, Los Angeles; and D Museum Youth, Seoul.
Selected exhibitions: The Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow; OHWOW, Los Angeles and D Museum Youth, Seoul.
Images: (1) Untitled, 2013 (2) Untitled, 2013 (in-situ)
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