Art
2938
- Item Number
- 136
- Estimated Value
- 2938 USD
- Opening Bid
- 980 USD
Item Description
Artist:Ronald Draper
32x48in made from 2,938 pennies and custom laser-cut wood text. Coated in polyurethane.
Item Special Note
Ronald A. Draper is a mixed-medium artist, born and raised in Harlem, New York. The NAACP and Ubran League award-winning artist serves as the Director of Contemporary Arts and Culture at Harlem Hospital Center, creating displays for individual spaces across the 200,000 square-foot campus.
âDraper uses a multitude of artistic materials and extremely deliberate decision-making to create one of a kind art experiences. Draper moves beyond traditional thinking, his use of new materials and his ability to create new combinations with these materials pushes his artistic messaging to new heights. His multi-sensory artistic dynamic teases the senses. His artwork will please your sense of sight, appeal to your sense of self, and broaden your sense of what’s going on in the world.
âDraper owns and operates the RD Showroom in the Port Morris section of the South Bronx. As the first Black-Artist-owned gallery in the Bronx, Draper is working to add to the narrative around the idea of an artist being in control of their own destiny.
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