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Peterson has exhibited his work from Los Angeles to New York including the Boston Fine Art Museum (MA). His sculptures are in the collections of Mint Museum of Craft + Design (NC) and the Wustum Museum (WI). George currently works from his studio in North Carolina.
About the skateboards:
"My aim with this series is to celebrate the iconic nature of the skateboard. As a person who obsesses about all the different wood species, I put these broken and banged up pieces of plywood in the same category as any exotic material. Not because its rare or expensive, but that its been processed in a very unique and specific way. Creatively speaking, this series owes much to the culture and industry of skateboarding. Like making art, skateboarding is a very creative and personal outlet. It is also inherently destructive: boards get cracked, broken and worn down. It is a subtle and unintended type mark making.
This series is about layers: it speaks of the utility and beauty of wood, the culture and byproducts of out modern world and the visual/ textural language I’ve developed through my work as an artist.
The material for this work is supplied by Asheville area skaters. I donate $5 for each used board to the non profit, DIY, skater managed and built Foundation Skatepark here in Asheville. In the last 5 years we have recycled over 1000 skateboards and generated $5000 + for this unique slice of Asheville culture. You can make a donation by going to foundationasheville.com or bringing in your used decks to PUSH skate shop on Patton ave."
ASSOCIATED EXHIBITIONS
Opening Reception: Tuesday, December 31st (5-7pm)
Opening Reception: Friday, March 1st (5-7pm)
