Peter Loge

Peter brings together found objects, slides, photographs, negatives and lights to highlight the arbitrary and fleeting nature of that of which we are certain. As our understanding of the world becomes increasingly post-modern, highlighting the importance of reproduction of copies over the production of the original “thing in itself,” the photographic negative takes on the role of industrial mold. Digitization and diffusion of media relegates photographs and slides to antique status; they now serve as reminders of what counted as what was, rather than as proof of what is. Peter draws attention to the longing for the image, and holds up the copy as the original, as the object of desire. As the proof of existence, the copy becomes existence.

Peter is a self-taught artist who has shown around the Washington, DC area. He was represented by the now defunct Antenna Gallery, was a member of the WPA\Corcoran, has shown at the Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, the Touchstone Gallery, where he won Third Place in an open sculpture show, and elsewhere. After a 10-year hiatus, Peter has again begun showing his work. His work is in homes in Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland and Washington, DC.

Group shows include:

• Ben Olsen and Friends, Morton Fine Art (fundraiser for Bread for the City), Washington, DC, 2011
• Ben Olsen and Friends, The Fridge (fundraiser for Bread for the City), Washington, DC, 2010
• Art with a Heart (fundraiser for Bread for the City), Washington, DC, 2010
• Opening show, Antennae Gallery, Washington, DC, 1999
• Come Out and Play, WPA\Corcoran, Washington, DC, 1998
• Open Sculpture Show, Touchstone Gallery (awarded Third Prize), Washington, DC, 1998
• See How We Are, 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, 1997