Feature Inc presents _CEC (changing everything carefully), an exhibition by Todd Knopke.

Todd Knopke builds his narrative-based sculpture from scraps of fabric and clothing. Both the narrative and the materials begin in this world yet soon break loose into the land of anything goes. The what-it-was to what-it-is creates part of the magic these works wield. As well, for both the maker and viewer, there is clearly a thrill in the details, eccentric details that only the detective would note, that are heightened by the way this world of Knopke is so matter of factly sewn together with just the right amount of skill and the right amount of urgency.

The artist noted, “An acronym is a perfect analogy for my work so I made my own from a part of a sentence that seems as if it should be the motto for today’s world: “changing everything carefully.” Taking parts of a preformed whole to create a new clearer idea/vision/word. CEC sounds like “seek” but also contains double vision, in the form of two Cs (pronounced see). With (E)cstasy in between. It seems like art’s goal.”

Todd Knopke was born in LA in ‘73 and currently lives in Brooklyn. He has an MFA from Yale University School of Art and a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University. In 2003 and again in 2004 he had a solo exhibition with I-20, NY, and in 2007, a solo exhibition with Derek Eller Gallery, NY. This is his first exhibition with Feature Inc and we are excited about it.