Name/Title
Too Nice to Stay InsideEntry/Object ID
2019.52Description
Fruity Pubbles cereal box design on a small, handmade puzzle box, with 252 jigsaw puzzle pieces inside.Context
Goodrich is fascinated by the abundance and repetition in a society saturated with imagery, at the speed of which it is consumed, and the impact mass-production and dissemination still holds on how we understand the value of any given object.
"My recent work has been focused on images and objects that are easily accessible, immediately recognizable, and that have a relationship to the representation of past-utopias. These include palm trees, used car ads, product catalogues, refrigerators, building materials, boxes, and other various found images. I choose these references as a way to address my interests in the uncanny as a condition, or near-schism, with the familiar. There is a kind of idealism and dark-humor in prompting the viewer to look for even more meaning in an object or image that is so readily known and unremarkable. My intention with imagery is not to invite a past-due sense of nuance or overlooked importance, but to orient the viewer towards a perspective where they are questioning the objective reality of an object before them." - GoodrichAcquisition
Accession
2019.26-64, 72-78Source or Donor
Browne GoodwinAcquisition Method
GiftCredit Line
Gift of Browne and Diane GoodwinInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
SignatureTranscription
Kevin GoodrichLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Puzzle, JigsawNomenclature Primary Object Term
PuzzleNomenclature Class
ToysNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Breakfast cereals, Jigsaw puzzles, PuzzlesDimensions
Height
7-13/16 inWidth
5-3/4 inDepth
1-7/8 inDimension Notes
18.25 cm. x 14.60 cm. x 4.76 cm.