ELEMENTARY - DAVID PETR

Show and Tell

Artist David Petr brilliantly uses his photography to bring new life to old-school, educational film strips. Instead of studying their outdated contents, he highlights the beauty of their packaging: the simplicity of their graphic design, their eye-catching color palates, the nostalgic simplicity of their titles (like "How Man Uses Fuel"), and the scuffs, stains and handwritten notations built up over a lifetime of use.

Petr photographs each canister separately, and then retouches and arranges them on computer. The image is then printed onto a specially coated aluminum sheet, using infused dyes that provide bold, rich color and emphasize the richness of detail. The metal sheet is then "float mounted", using a half-inch of sturdy mounting foam, which gives the piece a sense of depth on your wall. Photographed in Florida; printed in California.

Exclusively at UncommonGoods.

• Item ID: 22071
• Materials: aluminum, infused dye
• 12" L x 12" W
• Scratch resistant surface is waterproof and weatherproof; can be cleaned using any commercial glass cleaner.
  Aluminum print has sharp corners.
  Comes Ready to hang.
• Please allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. Please select standard shipping when ordering.
  
  At this time, this item cannot be shipped to PO Boxes or to APO/FPO, or US Territories.
  Because this item is made-to-order, all sales are final.

David Petr

David Petr began crafting exclusive, larger-than-life photographic interpretations of iconic objects of our collective past in 2008. Rusted, dented and scratched items rich with patina are common topics explored under David's lens. The steadily growing body of work began with Petr's determined search for captivating objects from antique stores, flea markets, junk shops, online, and across the country. Hand-picked with an almost obsessive eye for quality, his found objects are orchestrated under the camera, often with several shots to create one final image. Shadows and highlights are precisely controlled, resulting in an image with uncompromising clarity. See all creations.