Mint

Roman de Salvo is a contemporary American conceptual artist whose sculpture and installations utilize everyday objects and materials in inventive and unexpected ways. De Salvo’s work combines his interest in craft, technology, language, and materials with ever present attributes of wit and play.

Air Boulder, Roman de Salvo, 2008

Rocks, steel, epoxy, 30.5X36X29 inches.

Utility Filigree (detail, level 3 of 7), Roman de Salvo 2006.

Permanent lighting installation, overall dimensions unknown.

Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego.

Patch, Roman de Salvo, 2009

Olive branches, basswood, glue, oil, 33 X 32 inches.

LP: Roman, describe the prefect sandwich.

RDS: So much depends on the circumstances, the weather, one’s mood. The perfect sandwich is tailored to variables such as these. That said, it’s hard to go wrong with an egg salad sandwich.

LP: What’s one thing that’s always in your refrigerator?

RDS: It would be safe to say that I always have some air in it.

LP: If you have an hour of free time, what do you like to do?

RDS: Go to a café.

Don’t forget to check out Roman’s work on his website!

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Lindsay Preston is an artist and graphic designer from San Diego. In “Lindsay’s Quick Queries”, Lindsay brings you work by contemporary artists, and answers to the questions everyone has been wondering about them, like “pancakes or waffles?”