On the Cover | July 10, 2014
learn about this issue's cover art by David Brock
Volume One finds its cover art in a number of ways, from local art shows to random emails to knowing someone who knows someone who knows a great artist. The art always originates from a current or former Chippewa Valley resident. If you'd like to submit cover art, send us a letter.“Red Earth” by David Brock
David Brock did not believe chairs could fly until just now. And now he knows better.
“The painting ‘Red Earth’ manifested itself when I was working towards my MFA. As much of my previous work dealt with the simplification of the forms of the urban landscape, I came into a bit of quandary when I moved to Bowling Green, Ohio, since it resides in a very rural setting in northwestern Ohio. Thus, there was not great enclave of buildings for me to draw from. Instead, I looked at the location that surrounded me: the richness of the structure and formalized grid of the agricultural landscape. I still find much of my inspiration and vocabulary from this juxtaposition of natural and human-influenced landscapes as my work continues its evolution of reduction in form and hue.” – The Artist