Robert Conger
ARTIST
WHO IS ROB CONGER?
" Look at money: Cash. Investments. Credit. Internet properties. Scratch cards. Then look at hope. Look at desire. We're schizoid: we confuse our desire for beauty with our desire for money.
Rob Conger currently lives and works in New York City. Conger's long-time medium of choice has been the latch hook rug, a material long associated with craft stores and homemakers. With his rugs he explores images related to money and our society's obsession with it attaining wealth; usually in a humorous, witty fashion. He approaches this topic from a distinctly humble stance, using simple, inexpensive materials such as the yarn and canvas necessary needed to compose his artwork.
The technique used by Conger to create images on his rugs is reminiscent of the works of Impressionist artist such as Edouard Manet and Claude Monet, who utilized spontaneous applications of color and a lack of formal, strict lines to compose artwork filled with a sense of naturalism and light. The nostalgic aspect of the latch-hook rug has also proven ideal for capturing the fuzzy essence of familiar images culled from memory.