About the Collection
Artist: Purvis Young
The Purvis Young Collection features 109 paintings by south Florida-based artist Purvis Young. His work draws from both his geographical and political environments. Using discarded utilitarian objects -- including wood, carpet, cardboard, metal and rubber – Young transforms the materials into objects codified by his personal system of symbols that reflect the social impact of the poverty, drugs, crime and displacement he sees in his surroundings. Much of the material that he uses comes directly from his Overtown neighborhood, one of the oldest and now most impoverished areas of Miami.
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Untitled, 1985-1999 Paint on wood 44 x 48 in. |
Untitled, 1985-1999 Paint on Masonite 48 x 16 in. |
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Untitled, 1985-1999
Paint on wood 48 x 24 ½ in. |
Untitled, 1985-1999 |
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Untitled, 1985-1999 Paint on canvas and cardboard with carpet 93 x 24 in. |
Untitled, 1985-1999 |
