ROY SUPERIOR | Patent Models for A Good Life | The Center for Art in Wood, Philadelphia | Exhibition and Receptions

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Ferrin Contemporary is proud to announce

ROY SUPERIOR: PATENT MODELS FOR A GOOD LIFE

A visual biography of painter, sculptor, and wood worker Roy Superior, featuring his functional furniture, pen and ink drawings, and patent models of imaginary machines.The Center for Art in Wood in Philadelphia
Feb 7–Apr 19, 2014 141 North 3rd Street, Philadelphia
Fri, Feb 7, 5–7pm: “First Friday” OpeningSat, Feb 8, 1–3pm: Memorial Reception and Gallery Talk with Tommy Simpson
Roy Superior is known for his exquisitely executed miniatures inspired by patent-scale models and Leonardo da Vinci’s inventions. Superior’s multi-media constructions use gentle irony to express his insights into human nature and appreciation of all its foibles and foolishness.
The work in this show comes from the artist’s own collection as well the Allan Stone Collection. Over his lifetime, Stone collected extensively, gathering historically significant art and artifacts. Roy Superior was among the contemporary artists whose work Stone collected and promoted.
Inspired by Leonardo da Vinci’s art and inventions, Superior’s “Ideal Man” pays homage to da Vinci and reflects his quirky and sensitive nature. Ferrin Contemporary is proud to introduce The Roy Superior Collection of sculpture and drawings. Prints of “The Ideal Man” are also available.

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