
the pack (i will always love you)
2010
Three lumpen figures huddle together in a formation that reads simultaneously as tender and forlorn, their bodies constructed from spray foam and denim in a way that renders the familiar deeply strange. Jon Pylypchuk's "the pack (i will always love you)" from 2010 is a three-part sculptural work standing roughly five feet square, its components united by shared material logic and an emotional charge embedded in the title's parenthetical declaration. The figures are finished with exterior house paint and spray paint, their surfaces carrying the casual, almost improvisational quality that defines Pylypchuk's practice, while resin and embedded light bulbs introduce a warmth and inner luminosity that elevates the work beyond mere assemblage into something genuinely affecting. Pylypchuk has long been interested in the comedy and tragedy of social belonging, and this piece distills that preoccupation into physical form. The pack suggests loyalty, collective identity, and the sometimes desperate need for companionship, all themes the artist approaches without sentimentality but with unmistakable sincerity. The use of denim, a fabric tied to working life and everyday American culture, grounds these strange invented creatures in a recognizable human world, making the emotional stakes of the piece feel surprisingly immediate. The handmade quality of the construction reinforces rather than undermines its pathos, suggesting that what is lovingly built by hand carries the memory of that care in its very surfaces. For collectors, this work represents a strong example of Pylypchuk at a mature and assured moment in his studio practice. The three-part configuration gives it an architectural presence that commands space without demanding it, and the signed work is offered in excellent condition. The combination of sculptural invention, emotional intelligence, and formal wit places "the pack (i will always love you)" firmly among the more resonant object-based works of its generation.
- Medium
- Spray foam, exterior house paint, denim, metal, spray paint, resin, wood, and light bulbs, three parts
- Overall
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Mona Bismarck American Center
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