left: Detachement, 2005, mixed media, 31" high
middle: Neither Do They Reap, 2005, medical book, book illustrations, button & cord, 9x18x12"
right: The Groaning, 2005, clock cabinet door, religious print & illustrations, 28x13"
"Many of the traditional elements of assemblage are found here: doll parts; old picture frames holding various aged photos, and trinkets; leafy, twiggy things sticking out; tiny found objects that glint with metallic sheen. But there's nothing chaotic or sloppy about any of it (a common problem with amateur assemblage that leaves any viewer cold.) Starr's sense of balance -- both aesthetic and thematic -- conquers the potential junkiness of artwork made with things he picks off his lawn and coffee table and out of his pockets."
Christina Rees, The Dallas Observer, 1999
Selected Exhibitions:
Allene La Pides Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Allyn Gallup Contemporary Art, Sarasota, FL
Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, TN
Blossom Street Gallery, Houston, TX
Boyd Gallery, Dallas, TX
Galerie Bourbon-Lally, Montreal, Canada
Hooks-Epstein Galleries, Houston, TX
Horton Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Koplin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
MainSite Contemporary Art, Norman, OK
Parchman Stremmel Gallery, San Antonio, TX
Stone by Stone Gallery, Dallas, TX
Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Centre de Documentation sur L’art du Collage, Sergines, France