In the chapter "Marks of Identity", Brandon Taylor briefly mentions artist Debby Davis. In his discussion of abject art he writes, "Debby Davis has made cubes that are anything but pure: they are cast from the form of compressed, dead animals." This description piqued my interest as no other information is given about Davis. I looked her up online at debbydavisart.com and while the website shows no pieces from the 1990s there is a variety of her current work. I was most intrigued by two of her projects: "Big Litter" and "Meat".
"Big Litter" seems to be a collection of photographs of found discarded objects which range from little plastic baggies to feathers and single earrings. The presentation is deadpan, Davis is almost scientifically documenting and cataloging these dirty objects.
More in line with Taylor's description of Davis's work is her "Meat" series. In these works of the past few years Davis sculpts pieces of meat into geometric shapes and places the forms in incongruous spaces. Here are some of the more interesting photos:
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