Aaron Decker

"Derby and His Badges"

July 16 – August 14, 2016

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

installation view

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Installation view

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

installation view

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Derby, 2016, brooch, nickel silver, silver, garnets, 2.36 x 1.97 x .39 inches

 

SOLD

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Derby, alternate view, 2016, brooch, nickel silver, silver, garnets, 2.36 x 1.97 x .39 inches

 

SOLD

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Keychain, 2016, ring, nickel silver, thread, textile, silver, 2 x 3 x .5 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Badgey, 2016, brooch, silver, 2.25 x .75 x .1 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Badgey, 2016, brooch, silver, 1.5 x 1.125 x .1 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

And Badges, 2016, brooch, leather, nickel silver, silver, 6.5 x 5.5 x .1 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Badgey, 2016, brooch, silver, 2 x 1.5 x .1 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Settings and Set, 2016, brooch, nickel, silver, 4.5 x 3 x .25 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Aim Fire, 2015, brooch, nickel, army blanket, steel, 7 x 2.5 x 1 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Leftover Toy, 2015, brooch, nickel, silver, 1.18 x 1.18 x .79 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Star Tip, 2016, brooch, nickel, silver, 3 x 3 x .5 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Stuck Tank, 2016, brooch, nickel, silver, 2.25 x 3 x 3.5 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Backing, 2016, brooch, nickel silver, silver, 1.97 x 2.46 x .69 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badges for Toy, from left to right:

Soft, 2015, Wool, Nickel, Silver, White Gold, 1.18 x 1.57 x .1 inches.

Campaign 2, 2015, White Gold, Army Blanket wool, Nickel Silver, 3.94 x 1.18 x .39 inches. 

Tiny, 2016, Leather, Nickel, Silver, 1.18 x 1.18 x 1.28 inches.

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badge Together, 2016, brooch, wool, calfskin leather, nickel, steel, 3.94 x 3.94 x .79 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges, wool, art jewelry

Badgey, 2016, brooch, silver, 1.5 x 1.25 x .1 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badge Together, alternate view, 2016, brooch, wool, calfskin leather, nickel, steel, 3.94 x 3.94 x .79 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Wooly, 2016, brooch, wool, white gold, nickel, steel, 1.57 x 1.57 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Wooly, alternate view, 2016, brooch, wool, white gold, nickel, steel, 1.57 x 1.57 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badgey, 2016, brooch, silver, 1.97 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badgey 44, 2016, brooch, silver, .39 x 2.36 x .01 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badgey 45, 2016, brooch, silver, 1.97 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badgey 45, alternate view, 2016, brooch, silver, 1.97 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badgey 50, 2016, brooch, silver, 1.97 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Badgey Circle, 2016, brooch, nickel, silver, 2.36 x 2.36 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Brave, 2015, brooch, nickel silver, white gold, wool, steel, 3.54 x 1.57 x .79 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Brave, alternate view, 2015, brooch, nickel silver, white gold, wool, steel, 3.54 x 1.57 x .79 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

In Out, 2016, brooch, nickel, silver, garnets, cubic zirconia, 1.18 x .79 x .2 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Long Boat, 2016, brooch, nickel, silver, cubic zirconia, 1.77 x .79 x 1.18 inches

Aaron Decker, necklace, derby and his badges,

Red Camera, 2015, necklace, calf skin, white gold, nickel silver, 3.94 x 1.18 x .39 inches

Aaron Decker, necklace, derby and his badges,

Red Camera, alternate view, 2015, necklace, calf skin, white gold, nickel silver, 3.94 x 1.18 x .39 inches

Aaron Decker, necklace, derby and his badges,

Red Camera, detail, 2015, necklace, calf skin, white gold, nickel silver, 3.94 x 1.18 x .39 inches

Aaron Decker, brooch, derby and his badges,

Stopwatch, 2015, brooch, white gold, army blanket wool, nickel, 3.94 x 1.18 x .39 inches

Derby and His Badges

i have fallen in love with plastic toys
and cannot seem to let them go
i love blue, yellow and red ones
but the wooly ones feel  best
in my hands.
A police badge
a toy gun or plane
my polaroid camera and its floppy neckpiece
i was told metal toys are best
but these recollections will do.

 

Visitors to Ornamentum will remember Aaron Decker as our intern two summers ago.  With an MFA degree and several awards under his belt since then, Decker has put together a body of work made recalling childhood scribblings of toys and weapons,  violence is naively disguised as playful. Oddly cartoonish compositions of military badges, stuffed toys and silver scribblings come together in Aaron Patrick Deckers first solo exhibition.
Enlarged pinbacks, upholstered bodies, and rhinestone gestures reveal these objects' insecurities - camouflage both formally and conceptually.  While silver badges riddled with engraved stars, squares and triangles formed from a naïve sensibility offer a peek into his first solo exhibition Derby and His Badges.