Dustin Yellin
Dustin Yellin (born July 22, 1975 in Los Angeles, California) is a contemporary artist living in Brooklyn, New York. He is best known for his sculptural paintings that use multiple layers of glass, each covered in detailed imagery, to create a single intricate, three-dimensional collage. His work is notable both for its massive scale and its fantastic, dystopian themes. He is the founder of Pioneer Works, a non-profit institute for art and innovation in Red Hook, Brooklyn. In 2015, from January to mid-March, The Triptych, Yellin's 24,000 pound (10,900 kg) masterwork, will be displayed at S2, the New York gallery attached to worldwide auction house Sotheby's. In addition, from the 20th of January until the 1st of March, Yellin will exhibit an ensemble of fifteen Psychogeographies at Lincoln Center, part of the New York City Ballet's annual Art Series initiative. Also in March of 2015, Rizzoli will publish Dustin Yellin: Heavy Water, a detailed study of his most recent compositions. The book features lush photographs of Yellin's sculptures as well as critical essays exploring the significance of Yellin's work.