Paul Spencer is an artist who fuses painting with found object sculpture he often carves and scratches into, recognizing that each medium has its limits. Proficient at both, he achieves singularity when he pushes each form into the other. A landscaper who forages and salvages a variety of wood out of gardens, garages, and dumpsters; Spencer keeps an eye out for shapes he foresees working with to realize his artistic vision. This vigilance, scouting for an object implying something distinctive, yields wood remnants previously milled or the detritus resulting from pruning trees and shrubs. He apprehends a future use, albeit with no time constraint, thus launching a bricolage sentiment: using all available materials to solve aesthetic challenges. It is precisely…
