A little while ago, courtesy of the miracle that is the World Wide Web, I stumbled on this artist’s website, and man, Mark Khaisman’s packing tape art looked wicked cool. As luck would have it, the artist, a Philadelphian, is having an exhibition right here, right now, in Philadelphia.

Khaisman’s artwork is a lot of fun. Using just a common everyday object, packing tape, he creates interesting visuals. The exhibition includes five selections from the series “Don’t Waste the Pretty!”. While the photos do them decent justice, it was great to see them in person. He is a master of his chosen medium, layering and crumbling the tape to create color, texture and depth. The highlight for me was Rich Man’s War, Poor Man’s Fight, a site specific installation that takes up an entire wall.

You need further incentive? Chestnut Hill’s Woodmere Art Museum is free of charge.

Mark Khaisman
Striking a Pose
Now until 26 April 2008

Woodmere Art Museum
9201 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia PA 19118
(215) 247-0476