Pinball #2 ARTISTS_Valentin Popov A visual vocabulary derived from

A visual vocabulary derived from object and image forms a language ranging from the vernacular to the political to the poetic

Norma's poem reads as a spiral around the image:

It’s like how a foreign language sounds like noise or cacophonous nothing because you don’t speak it

The Seven Paddlers

Pinball #2 ARTISTS_Valentin Popov A visual vocabulary derived fromFrom the Artist My work is the opposite of organic. I'm inspired by cities. In cities, I always know where I am. I like the pattern of city grids, the manhole covers, the trolley lines, the tread of tires, sidewalks and streets, street lights, the shape of the buildings. My materials tend to be urban, too. When I need color, I go to Home Depot or True ValueI see myself as a sculptor who makes prints and drawings. I have a vocabulary of shapes, not a