Pinball #2 ARTISTS_Valentin Popov Life should remind us of

Life should remind us of our dreams

It’s like how a foreign language sounds like noise or cacophonous nothing because you don’t speak it

Pindell [turns to] thematic focuses in

Norma's poem reads as a spiral around the image:

The Seven Paddlers

Pinball #2 ARTISTS_Valentin Popov Life should remind us ofFrom the Artist My work is the opposite of organic. I'm inspired by cities. In cities, I always know where I am. I like the pattern of city grids, the manhole covers, the trolley lines, the tread of tires, sidewalks and streets, street lights, the shape of the buildings. My materials tend to be urban, too. When I need color, I go to Home Depot or True ValueI see myself as a sculptor who makes prints and drawings. I have a vocabulary of shapes, not a