Daniel Minnick

This sticker collage is another work that is standing in for a larger work, a collection of smiley face memorabilia. I chose this iconography because I was unaware whether or not the symbol was to make me happy or to be happy for me. Like many other symbols it has a large general meaning that can be interpreted any many different ways. By collecting these items I hope to explore the strength that the symbol gains in a larger format such as multiples, mass amounts of the symbols physicality and color, or re-presentations of the original symbol. The Sticker Collage is one of these re-presentations. I do not know if this will make anyone happy or stand in for the viewer's happiness but it will play with the structure of the symbol that is already in place and in someway change the reading of that symbol. 2005 and Ongoing