Chad Poovey (American), Sugar Shack

2002, carved and painted wood construction, signed and dated "CP 02," depicting two lovers within an A frame home that cleverly opens with a tension spring under an eave; two exterior paste-down messages are on the building, the wooden roof sheathed in silvered cardboard that simulates tin.

20.75 x 22.5 in.

From the Collection of Ron W. Djuren, Durham, North Carolina

Mississippi writer, sculptor, and printmaker, Chad Poovey, is known for his works depicting political satire. As writer David Maddox noted in the Nashville Scene article Icons for our Time, "Poovey’s work shows a keen eye for the visual material of current political discourse, which he handles in vivid and lively ways. He pushes the images hard, exploring their subjects’ complexities, sometimes to the point of confusion—not entirely a bad thing. While the sculptures are clear enough to succeed as satire, they also provide some resistance to easy interpretation, a hallmark of ambitious art."

Poovey's works have exhibited regionally, including TAG Art Gallery and Chauvet Arts in Nashville, Tennesee. Poovey has lectured on writing and sculpture at Hinds Community College’s Vicksburg campus where he has been a Humanities Instructor.

Overall good condition; some soiling and marks to the exterior;.