Limited edition print by Justin Korver (unframed)

For this series, Justin Korver looks at the masculinized space of hunting culture. In this piece, he was thinking about blurring the boundary between predator and prey by using the un-linked pronouns "he and him.” While he conceived of the prints as being read, "He carefully lined up his sight/The fine hairs on his neck stood up/He felt as though he was a target" they can be reordered to create different narrative possibilities. He is interested in creating space for greater ambiguity in the relationships of men to one another and the world.

Justin Korver is an artist living and working in San Antonio, Texas. He is originally from a small town in the northwest corner of Iowa which he credits for his penchant for minimalism. Korver moved to Holland, Michigan to complete his undergraduate work at Hope College. While in Michigan, he was influenced by the heritage of mid-century design and discovered a passion for hardware stores. He also lived and worked briefly in New York through the N.Y.C.A.M.S. program where he interned with Phoebe Washburn who served as an early influence on his studio practice. Korver received his MFA from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is now a full-time lecturer at Texas A&M San Antonio. He exhibits his work extensively in Texas and nationally and is the recent recipient of an Artist Residency at the Kunstlerhaus Bethanien awarded through Blue Star Contemporary.