David Agee has always explored the secret inner structures of things, opening up computers or other machinery when he was younger to expose their insides or re-designing them to his unique vision. His provocative, cutting-edge photographs take that curiosity into the realm of art-making. His works are extreme close-ups of the objects of his obsessions, and his use of a macro lens allows him to blur the visual distinctions behind the shapes of mass-produced products and the organic. He gets up close to his subjects and in doing so, reveals universal shapes and the universal way all things decay-they bubble, they drip, they glow and bend light on their journey of transformation and mutation.
Thematically, David's focus is the ecstasy of self-destruction and emotional extremes. In creating these stunning visual records, we are shown that destruction and creation resemble each other when frozen in process by the camera lens. David Agee's work forces us to question the surface matter of all we take for granted.
Being more artist than writer, it is difficult for me to explain my creative visions. I am still trying to make sense of them myself. My business name, Shed the Skin, means sorting through the ideas in my head to uncover my genuine self. For a long time I made art to please others; art I knew I could sell. Then I realized I was cheating myself by not creating what was true for me. As an artist, I believe either I can create art from my head or from my heart…What I hope others get from it is an appreciation for the detail of life and everyday objects.
